Tuesday 4 October 2022 10:57 PM Police to attend all domestic burglary scenes, claim chief constables trends now

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Last week chief constables from across the country met. Reducing crime and building public confidence were top of our agenda.

At that meeting we took an important collective decision – to attend all home burglaries. Some forces already do this. Others attend where it has been established there are evidential lines of enquiry or where victims are vulnerable or elderly.

Some police chiefs have struggled to achieve attendance at all burglaries with limited resources and balancing an increase in complex and highly harmful crimes. But burglary is invasive and can be deeply traumatic.

We want to give people the peace of mind of knowing if you experience that invasion, the police will come, find all possible evidence and make every effort to catch those responsible. That’s a critical part of the contract between the police and public.