About Safe Newcastle

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Below are the five main things we want to achieve, with a few examples of how we will do this.

We want you to feel safe in your neighbourhood.

How we will do this:

• We'll keep you better informed about our work in your local neighbourhood and give you more chances to get involved
•  We’ll work more closely with our Community Crime Fighters: local residents who want to work with us so we can build better links with you
• We’ll work with young people across the city to help them sort out any conflict they may face
  

We want to make sure you are not harmed by crime, alcohol or drugs.

How we will do this:

• We’ll work with Newcastle PROPS (Positive Response to Overcoming Problems of Substance misuse), supporting over 170 families of people who misuse alcohol and drugs.
• We’ll support the Street Pastors: volunteers helping to reduce alcohol-related violence on Friday and Saturday nights in the city centre.
• We’ll make sure any drug-related litter is removed quickly and safely.
  

We want people to be law-abiding and to stop offenders from committing further crimes.

How we will do this:

• We’ll provide specialist support to stop people offending again through the Integrated Offender Management Programme.
• We’ll get more treatment for offenders with alcohol problems to reduce alcohol related crime.
• We’ll take Community Payback into more areas of Newcastle, giving offenders a chance to ‘pay back’ by doing work which helps local neighbourhoods

We want to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.

How we will do this:

• We'll work with Barnardos North East to change the behaviour of people who commit domestic violence, as well as supporting their partners and children
• We'll use our network of CCTV cameras to reduce crimes like burglary, shop lifting and theft
• We'll help people who are suffering from anti-social behaviour by making it clear what support they can expect from us

We want to create positive futures for young people in Newcastle.

How we will do this:

• We'll work with schools and young people on a programme to stop bullying
• We'll make sure young people have enough thins to do so they don't get involved in crime and anti-social behaviour
• We'll help young offenders to understand the effects on their victim and do something to make amends. For example in Newcastle young offenders have worked with the Environment Agency to clear waterways