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GRIP
GRIP activity aims to enhance the police’s immediate response to serious violence, in particular knife crime. 21 violent crime hotspots have been identified through crime data and are patrolled by uniformed officers in line with
Operation Sceptre 2023 results:
152
Arrests
679
Stop and search
16
Warrents
93
Test purchases in partnership with Trading Standards
Additional
20,000
policing hours funded by the VRN
a random patrol schedule to prevent violence. Patrolling generally occurs between the hours of 18.00 and 02.00
with no patrol periods ever lasting more than 72 hours. Violent crime locations are regularly receiving high visibility uniformed policing at times when we know communities are becoming victims of crime.
GRIP activity has helped to identify causes of violence and often put in place longer-term problem-solving solutions. Partners, such as those in Community Safety Partnerships, have developed better problem-solving relationships, due to the approach, and it has allowed specific issues, such
as violence against women and girls, to be addressed collaboratively.
This year, GRIP funding has enabled two specific weeks of action to occur under the umbrella of Operation Sceptre, to bring a wide range of GRIP tactics together, aimed at prevention and enforcement.
Operation Night Guardian was developed due to GRIP uplift funding and aims to tackle violence against women and girls in hotspot locations. Plain clothed officers work with uniformed colleagues to look for either vulnerable females or individuals who are displaying concerning behaviours, all focussing on preventing violence.
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