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Matthew Barber has been re-elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley
“I campaigned on a platform of continuing to expand neighbourhood policing, protecting communities, people and property. I look forward to taking this plan forward and making Thames Valley a safer place for us all.”
Knife crime down and rape prosecutions up
Thames Valley Police have published the latest statistics showing progress being made by the Force to tackle knife crime and sexual violence.
Real action to reduce rural crime
The latest figures from Thames Valley Police show that rural crime has been reduce by 20% locally as the work of the Force’s dedicated Rural Crime Taskforce pays dividends for communities across Thames Valley.
National crackdown on shoplifting introduces tagging for offenders
As part of a national crackdown on shoplifting announced today, prolific offenders - who commit the bulk of offences - could be subject to GPS tagging following release from prison.
Following months of extensive work with national and local retailers I launched Thames Valley’s Retail Crime Strategy back in January and have been working with Thames Valley Police to more than double the number of charges for shoplifting in recent months.
Thames Valley announces record police numbers
As of 31st March this year the Force now has 5,120 police officers, more than 600 higher than in 2010 and 20% more than when the national uplift programme started in 2019.