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Mansfield Safer Business Partnership have cause to Celebrate
Mansfield Partnership Against Crime (MPAC) has just released the ratified crime figures for 2009/2010 that show a reduction in crime for Mansfield town centre of 20.4% over the previous year.
Mansfield Safer Business Partnership is delighted at the news and David Wilson the MSBP crime manager explained what the figures really mean.
'MSBP commenced work on 1st July 2006 and crime figures at the previous year-end totalled 2663 for all crime in Mansfield town centre. The figures are now down to 1634 for last year. This is a 40% reduction and over 1000 less crimes per year than when MSBP started. Retail theft is the lowest since the statistics started.
'Our community crime reduction work in identifying and deterring criminals has helped to save the police many thousands of hours of work and and also saved a great deal of money. At about £1,000 to process a prisoner through the police system, this amounts to a saving of around £1,000,000. The work of business crime partnerships like ours is now an essential part in upholding community safety.'
MSBP are now looking forward to the changes and additional improvements they have planned for the town following the successful BID (Business Improvement District) vote.
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31 August 2010
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