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In partnership with the police and other
organisations we aim to help build safer communities across North
Somerset.
We control and monitor the 65 cameras which make up
the district's
Closed
circuit television (CCTV) network which helps prevent crime and
increase safety 24-hours a day.
We install self-locking steel security gates across
footpaths and alleyways as part of our
alley gating programme which is helping cut crime in
residential areas.
There is also a widely recognised
link betwen our environment and
crime and we have produced a strategy for
designing out crime as part of our Local
Plan.
We are aiming to make the district feel safer and more
secure by addressing local concerns about crime, drugs and disorder
through our
Crime and Drugs Reduction Partnership
Plan.
We also run an
Emergency
Contact Answering Service (ECAS) for residents which
handles any emergencies outside normal working hours.
Through our
Youth Offending Team we also help prevent offences by children
and young people through this multi-agency
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