The proposed police and crime boss for York and North Yorkshire has pledged to restore public confidence in the force following an inquiry concluding many community groups have lost the community policing relationship, felt unsafe in public areas and that hate crimes are “radically under-reported”.
Ahead of appearing before the area’s Police, Fire and Crime Panel on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing to become Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, York councillor Jo Coles said the non-reporting of crime was “of real concern because it points to a lack of faith that anything can or will be done”.
The commission’s recommendations included increasing methods of accessing support and reporting crime while out, police officers attending local community groups more regularly and the force making more public shows of solidarity with protected groups. One recommendation called on North Yorkshire Police to “delete discriminatory or abusive comments and responses on your own social media accounts”.
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