Police may no longer attend burglaries

[annie]

The public should not expect to see a police officer after crimes such as burglary, the head of the new National Police Chiefs' Council has said.

Sara Thornton told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire budget cuts and the changing nature of criminality meant police in England and Wales had to prioritise.

She said it "could be" that if an iPad was stolen from a home an officer would not come round to investigate.

There had to be a "conversation with the public" over priorities, she added.

Ms Thornton has said that forces need radical reform if they are to survive budget cuts.




"Crime is changing in this country, she said.

"There are a lot less burglaries than there used to be, a lot less car crime, but the sorts of crimes that are on the increase - sexual offences, concerns about terrorism, cyber crime - that's where we really need to focus.

"We need to move from reacting to some of those traditional crimes to think about focusing on threat and harm and risk and protecting the public.

"If we're really serious about putting a lot of effort into protecting children, for example, it might mean if you've had a burglary, for example, and the burglar has fled, we won't get there as quickly as we have in the past.

"Of course, we will still want to gather evidence, but we might do it in different ways."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33676308

[Rosalind]

I am not surprised to hear that.

[JaneJ]

Im not surprised either.

it is no consolation to someoen who has been burgled thought they want the security and safety of knowing a police officer is there for them.

Maybe they will have volunteers for that too! Like the community first responding that i do there will be a volunteer to pop round and look after a distraught victim

[maureenho]

Whatever is this Country coming to.

[wendy]

I expect they will send victim support if necessary.
Do you remember how they used to send a crime prevention officer after a police visit.