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Community Safety Partnerships are groups of local organisations working together to reduce crime and substance misuse.

The sorts of organisations involved include:

  • the police
  • local authorities
  • the Fire and Rescue Service
  • the NHS
  • voluntary organisations
  • businesses
  • community groups.

By bringing different parts of our communities together we can reduce crime with more success. This approach recognises that crime is a complex problem caused by a variety of social and economic factors. Effective policing is crucial however we need to do more than simply react to crime, we must tackle all of its causes.

There are 22 Community Safety Partnerships in Wales, 1 in each local authority area. Each Partnership is using its understanding of local priorities to reduce crime and substance misuse. This local approach allows each Partnership to address the issues that are important to their community.