Reducing theft from vehicles through public awareness.

... Reducing theft from vehicles through public awareness. The name of the scheme is reducing theft from vehicles. It is part of the Kirklees Community Safety Partnership Crime & Disorder Reduction Strategy and the Kirklees council and the West Yorkshire Police work together in reducing crime. The aim of the strategy is 'to provide a framework for partnership work to tackle the causes and consequences of crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime, thereby creating safer communities and providing greater reassurance.' The responsibility of the strategy mainly lies with the Community Safety Partnership Executive which is chaired by the leader of the council. The executive is required to report the progress of the strategy. The actual scheme, reducing theft from vehicles is made up of a number of interventions, this includes public awareness, introducing secure by design car parks and disrupting the market for stolen goods. The intervention that will be

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