A new consultation aims to start a conversation about the difficult choices that have to be made when policing the county and about how police resources should be allocated.
The consultation asks people to put themselves in the shoes of the Commissioner and the Chief Constable and tell us what matters most to them.
Northamptonshire is growing fast: the population has increased by 115,000 over the ten years to 2017, which is equivalent to adding another large town within the county border.
Policing itself continues to change and become more complex, with police officers responsible for work that isn’t always seen by the public, including: monitoring high risk offenders; investigating serious and organised crimes; protecting vulnerable people from exploitation and attending incidents where people are in mental health crisis.
The consultation called ‘Policing – how would you decide’ can be found at: northantspolice.pointsimulator.com
The closing date is July 30.
Northamptonshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold said: “I want to start a conversation about local policing in our county. The issues that police are expected to deal with change all the time and become more complex and despite the fact that the Force has a budget of £130 million, tough decisions will always have to be made.
“Through this consultation, I would like to raise the awareness of some of the work that police officers do that may not be obvious to most people, and I want to hear where local residents think the focus should be.”
