Make Shoebury & Southend safe; increase police to tackle escalating knife crime
We need more police walking our streets day & night to prevent knife crime.
My 19-year-old & his friend were attacked last month. Three men pushed them to the ground and pulled a knife on them. This is not isolated. In Jan & Feb there were 23 reports involving possession of a weapon in the borough according to police statistics.
In a local population of 180k, there was an estimated 2 reported knife crimes a week last year, an 84% increase since 2010/11 (55 reported instances per 100,000 population in Essex 2016/17).
Police statistics show that already in the borough there have been 23 reported incidents involving possession of a weapon in January & February.
Over an 8-week period, that’s nearly three reported attacks a week already this year.
This has to stop. Crime in Shoebury and Southend is on the increase and needs to be addressed NOW. The government has made far too many cuts to our police force which has left our streets unsafe.
What can you do?
You, your family and your friends can help to make our borough safer. Get your voices heard in just a click and tell everyone you know how to support this life-saving petition.
We need to keep Shoebury and Southend safe for all residents by increasing police numbers patrolling our streets and tackle escalating knife crime.
Let’s stop knife crime. Together. Now.
Source of Facts
- Police.UK crime map, accessed 2 April 2018: https://www.police.uk/essex/85/crime/2017-02/possession-of-weapons/+x9Kypy/
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council population statistics via Office of National Statistics, accessed 2 April 2018: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157203/report.aspx#tabrespop
- UK Parliament knife crime statistics, published Friday, March 16, 2018: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN04304
Updates
April 11, 2018
The local authorities are hiding behind their desks while our streets become war zones. I am sick of the excuses and the lack of resources being poured into our neighborhoods.
April 11, 2018
The sheer weight of this support proves that we are no longer willing to accept these dangerous streets as the new normal. The council and the police brass can no longer pretend this is an isolated issue while our neighborhoods are bleeding.
Reached 100 supporters
April 11, 2018
43 Comments
I support the argument for having more police on the ground. Visibility is an important factor in deterrence. Two men were seen on my drive at 02:00hrs on the 17th of April 2018 but left quickly when my security light came on. Their presence was detected by my neighbours CCTV.
We need more police presence in Shoeburyness, along with CCTV camera's. We also need to re-evaluate our justice system, to allow courts to hand out stiffer sentences as a deterrent.
A police presence and cc tv is a must in Shoeburyness. I can see it getting to a point where locals will patrol their own streets.
Shoebury in particular is very dangerous at present. Knife crime, drugs and antisocial behaviour is starting to spiral out of control. This need attention imedatley.
I USED to live in a wonderful community, but now I live in fear of vandalism, abuse and drug users and youths. I cannot even walk to Sainsbury's express without feeling intimidated. Things have to change and now!
I want everyone, old or young, to be safe on our streets. We need more police and a stronger judiciary handing down harsher sentences as a deterrent.
We here did not have to be too concerned about such things at one time, but, with various and violent crime rearing it's ugly head increasingly, I happily join the call for more Police presence on our streets. Lets try to get rid of the crimes and those who would commit them.
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Make Shoebury & Southend safe; increase police to tackle escalating knife crime
We need more police walking our streets day & night to prevent knife crime.
My 19-year-old & his friend were attacked last month. Three men pushed them to the ground and pulled a knife on them. This is not isolated. In Jan & Feb there were 23 reports involving possession of a weapon in the borough according to police statistics.
In a local population of 180k, there was an estimated 2 reported knife crimes a week last year, an 84% increase since 2010/11 (55 reported instances per 100,000 population in Essex 2016/17).
Police statistics show that already in the borough there have been 23 reported incidents involving possession of a weapon in January & February.
Over an 8-week period, that’s nearly three reported attacks a week already this year.
This has to stop. Crime in Shoebury and Southend is on the increase and needs to be addressed NOW. The government has made far too many cuts to our police force which has left our streets unsafe.
What can you do?
You, your family and your friends can help to make our borough safer. Get your voices heard in just a click and tell everyone you know how to support this life-saving petition.
We need to keep Shoebury and Southend safe for all residents by increasing police numbers patrolling our streets and tackle escalating knife crime.
Let’s stop knife crime. Together. Now.
Source of Facts
- Police.UK crime map, accessed 2 April 2018: https://www.police.uk/essex/85/crime/2017-02/possession-of-weapons/+x9Kypy/
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council population statistics via Office of National Statistics, accessed 2 April 2018: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157203/report.aspx#tabrespop
- UK Parliament knife crime statistics, published Friday, March 16, 2018: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN04304
Updates
April 11, 2018
The local authorities are hiding behind their desks while our streets become war zones. I am sick of the excuses and the lack of resources being poured into our neighborhoods.
April 11, 2018
The sheer weight of this support proves that we are no longer willing to accept these dangerous streets as the new normal. The council and the police brass can no longer pretend this is an isolated issue while our neighborhoods are bleeding.
Reached 100 supporters
April 11, 2018
43 Comments
If there is an increase in a certain type of crime (knives and violence) there must be an increase of policing to target this. A continuation of status quo policing will result in that type of crime escalating out of hand which will in the long term require much more policing to return to original levels. Simply man-up and nip it in the bud.
I support the argument for having more police on the ground. Visibility is an important factor in deterrence. Two men were seen on my drive at 02:00hrs on the 17th of April 2018 but left quickly when my security light came on. Their presence was detected by my neighbours CCTV.
We need more police presence in Shoeburyness, along with CCTV camera's. We also need to re-evaluate our justice system, to allow courts to hand out stiffer sentences as a deterrent.
A police presence and cc tv is a must in Shoeburyness. I can see it getting to a point where locals will patrol their own streets.
Shoebury in particular is very dangerous at present. Knife crime, drugs and antisocial behaviour is starting to spiral out of control. This need attention imedatley.
I USED to live in a wonderful community, but now I live in fear of vandalism, abuse and drug users and youths. I cannot even walk to Sainsbury's express without feeling intimidated. Things have to change and now!
I want everyone, old or young, to be safe on our streets. We need more police and a stronger judiciary handing down harsher sentences as a deterrent.
We here did not have to be too concerned about such things at one time, but, with various and violent crime rearing it's ugly head increasingly, I happily join the call for more Police presence on our streets. Lets try to get rid of the crimes and those who would commit them.
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If there is an increase in a certain type of crime (knives and violence) there must be an increase of policing to target this. A continuation of status quo policing will result in that type of crime escalating out of hand which will in the long term require much more policing to return to original levels. Simply man-up and nip it in the bud.