Everyone can take steps to protect their property, from neighbourhood watch schemes, CCTV cameras, hi-tech wireless alarms these all work and have helped in the fight against crime. New crime figures released state that Burglary has been on the decrease, in-fact it has more than halved in the last 10 years (source) although these figures are for England and Wales only and also only include reported incidents. In a recent summit Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that she is giving £20million to help keep this figure down and keep it down. Most of the money will be spent on giving free advice to persons that are concerned about becoming victims, helping the police in areas that are most at risk, and advice packages which will include discount cards to national DIY chains. £6 million of the money will be spent on local ‘handy-people’ to visit the elderly and those in low incomes and install home security devices.
April 23, 2009
April 21, 2009
University Students Given Rape Alarms
Concerned Lancashire Police are giving away hundreds of rape alarms to female students at a Lancashire University. Edge Hill University has been targetted for the iniative to help cut-down on alchohol related crime including rape. The female students will be given a personal rape alarm and guidance leaflets about proper drinking limits and how to cut down on excessive drinking.
Government figures have revealed that a third of all sexual assaults will take place when the victim is under the influence of alcohol. It has also been noted that sexual assaults under alchohol far outnumber ‘date-rape-drugs’. Alcohol is the preffered drug of choice for rapists claim The University of Surrey.
By issuing female students with personal protection i.e. the rape alarms and also engaging with them in learning about alchohol abuse it is hoped that the students will become more aware of the real dangers that alchohol abuse leads too. Rapists don’t need to spike a girls drink when they are already the worse-for-wear with alchohol.
April 1, 2009
Robbed While Sleeping
A disturbing trend appears to be the fore, where victims have been robbed in their own house while asleep in their beds. This alarming rise of night time burglars, has seen the Police once more issue statements regarding people undertaking simple home security measures. Inspector Ewan Strachan, of the Elgin Police Force, said, “Preventing such crime happening in the first place is what is important … it is imperative that householders secure all windows and doors, including patio doors, before going out for the day/evening or before retiring to bed. These simple security measures will act as an effective deterrent to the would-be thief.”
March 27, 2009
Safest Houses in England & Wales
Latest research poll released by Virgin Home Insurance has highlighted where the safest houses are in England and Wales alongside pointing the houses that are at most risk. Virgin Home Insurance ranked all the major towns and cities in England and Wales to find where the safest and riskiest homes were located. They scored each area by criminal damage, burglary and flooding and levels of protection from Neighbourhood Watch schemes, as well as numbers of police officers. After the assessment was ran it emerged that householders in Kensington & Chelsea had the most safest houses, while homes in Doncaster were at most risk from criminal damage, burglary and increasing flood levels.
March 24, 2009
Door Security and Bogus Callers
Bogus Callers it seems are still talking there way into our homes and helping themselves to our valuables and belongings, in some extreme cases violence is used. It is estimated there are around 35 bogus caller crimes committed everyday in the UK (Source: Home Office). These imposters will try and impersonate Water Board Engineers, Gas / Electricity Meter readers etc… anything they can think-of to scam their way into your home.
March 20, 2009
Give Personal Alarms This Mothers Day
Age Concern, the UK charity for the elderly, is prompting those of us with elderly Mothers to swap our Mothers Day gift of choclates/flowers for life saving personal alarms. The charity is concerned that the older generation are prime targets for thieves, muggers and robbers so personal alarms may be vital to help fight off / prevent attacks from happening. But the charity is also aware that personal alarms are a great way an elderly person to bring help if they have an accident or fall.
March 17, 2009
Smoke Hoods Review
A Smoke Hood is a protective mask similar in style to a gas mask except that it covers the full head and is fully air tight with the ability to turn poisonous carbon monoxide fumes to harmless carbon dioxide through its air filtering system. This makes Smoke Hoods an ideal safe measurement to help individuals escape fires in buildings and moving vehicles such as trains or aircrafts. Smoke Hoods can be fitted over the head in less than 10 seconds and each one has a large, protective eye view area giving the wearer an unlimited clear field of vision.
March 11, 2009
Top UK Versus US Crime TV Shows
We sure love a good old cop show here at Crime Prevention Products and so does a majority of our readers. So, we decided that we would bring together for the very first time a collection of cop / crime shows from both the UK and USA that has dominated our TV screens over the last 40 years. We hope you like our crime show play-offs and remember if you feel we have missed your favourite out or you don’t agree with our choice then let us know via the comments.
February 27, 2009
Preventing Letterbox Arson Attacks
The death of three year old, Francesca Bimpson, after petrol was poured through the families house letterbox and set alight is a tragic reminder that arson attacks on home properties are becoming a worrying trend. In the early hours of this morning, in Barton, Oxford, a house was targetted by arsonists and set alight by pouring petrol through the letterbox – luckily there were no injuries. In Dorking, Surrey, on the 5th of this month, Lindsay Wooff and her teenage daughter, were subjected to an arson attack when someone stuffed burning paper through their letterbox. No one was hurt in the attack but the incident has shaken Mrs Woof deeply – this random attack was apparantly motiveless.
February 24, 2009
UK Police Forces Cut Jobs
In what can only be described as ‘astonishing news’, the UK Police Force are cutting thousands of Police jobs across many departments despite many claims that we are admidst of a recession-led crimewave. The job cuts are a result of a funding shortfall and have senior policemen and police groups worried and anxious over the news.
