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| Stephen Metcalfe MP with PCC Nick Aslton |
Stephen Metcalfe, local MP
for South Basildon and Thurrock, has written to Essex Police and Crime
Commissioner (PCC), Nick Alston, to ask what is being done to lower crime in
Essex.
Recent statistics show that
whilst crime in Essex has fallen by 1.68%, it is significantly lower than other
areas in the country, including the City of London where crime fell by 16.19%.
Mr Metcalfe commented: “It is
of course a positive thing that crime in Essex has fallen, but I want to know
what is being done to ensure that it continues to fall, and to ask why it we
have seen such a small decrease in comparison to other counties.”
“I have written to PCC Nick
Alston to get some answers to these questions and will continue to work with
him to create safer streets in South Basildon and East Thurrock. I am also
pleased to announce that Mr Alston will be visiting Basildon on the 8th
February. This will give people the chance to meet their commissioner and to
raise their concerns in person.”
“It is fantastic that we now
have a public figure who we can question about local policing. PCC’s are a
vital means through which we can hold the police to account and I look forward
to hearing the response from Mr Alston and to welcoming him to Basildon in
February.”
