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According to the latest figures from NFU Mutual, the cost of rural crime saw a 12.8% increase of £1.1M in 2023 in Wiltshire compared to the previous year, with the influence of organised criminal gangs becoming more prevalent across the country.
With National Rural Crime Action Week this week, Mr Wilkinson highlighted how he hopes a change in focus to increase partnership working with bordering counties, and an intelligence led response, will lead to rural communities becoming more confident in the level of service provided by Wiltshire Police.
As part of this, he has welcomed an improvement in the way Wiltshire Police responds to activity such as hare coursing, where officers from a number of different teams will attend calls to apprehend hare coursers.
To find out more and what the Police and Crime Commissioner has said, visit https://bit.ly/RuralCrimeActionWeek2024 To view our Rural Crime Action Week 2024 videos to date, visit:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiO8Pzpqz-3gOzPWeSw_iolIoF7Fr21h&si=6v7jzcnc3vdy-Udg | 
