'Safer Buckinghamshire Plan' aims to tackle local crime
Crime that affect residents the most will be to focus of a crime action plan.
Crime in Buckinghamshire is being targeted through a new plan.
The 'Safer Buckinghamshire Plan', approved in July, aims to tackle the crime that impacts locals the most.
Early in the year nearly 3,000 people living here filled out a survey about their biggest concerns, with burglary, scams and vehicles crime among the top worries.
This survey has been used to create the SBP, which has five main aims.
Helping communities to become more resilient - by targeting support to those communities experiencing greater levels of crime and anti-social behaviour.
Protecting vulnerable adults and children - by working with them to reduce their changes of experiencing or committing serious crime or being exploited.
Address the impact of drugs, alcohol and poor mental health - by working to reduce levels of crime and harm linked to these factors.
Tackling domestic violence and abuse - by focusing on early intervention and improving services for victims.
Dealing with offending - by acting as early as possible to prevent first time offending and bringing offenders to justice and working to stop re-offending.
Superintendent for Aylesbury Vale Mike Loebenberg says there are two main ways local people can contribute to the plan:
"If you have been a victim of crime it is really important that it is reported to the police.
"Telling us about crime gives us the best possible chance of catching offenders but also of course of understanding the types of crime that happen across our community.
"Of course if people are concerned more generally about crime in their area, then there are community boards launching across Aylesbury Vale and Buckinghamshire which will be public meetings."