North Yorkshire Police

There's more to the North Yorkshire Police (NYP) than first meets the eye...

North Yorkshire Police

To find out more about what the NYP are doing in your area, plus lots of other really useful links about the police and beating crime, check out the links below.

• You can find the North Yorkshire Police homepage at www.northyorkshire.police.uk. You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter and check out their films on YouTube.
• Learn about the Safer Neighbourhood Teams in your local area; see the crime trends, provide feedback to the Police on what their priorities should be in your local area, meet the officers who are working in the local communities and see how to contact them. You can also see some of the programmes and initiatives in the local areas including Community Idol and off-road cycling skills, and obtain crime prevention advice on how to protect yourself and your property,  click here for more information.
• Who are Special Constables?  To find out click here.
• For information on how dogs help the Police with their work and how the dogs are trained click here. Read about the new Police dog recruits and follow them as they grow up and progress through their training. Check out the great YouTube footage of them.
• For information on wildlife crime, what it is and how NYP police it click here. You will find links to other related sites of interest including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the Badger Trust.
• For a brief overview of the Youth Prosecution procedure click here.
• Check out Junior Neighbourhood Watch.  If you are interested in being involved in a scheme like this contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Officer.
• National Crimebeat is the charity of the Shrievalty Association, The Association of High Sheriffs of England & Wales. The charity encourages young people to get involved with crime reduction activities and create safer communities. Crimebeat schemes offer a great chance for young people between the ages of five and 25 to show what they can do, and how their project can help them and others in their area. Applications can be made for projects, and all projects in an area are then judged in a local competition offering cash prizes.  The winner goes on to a national competition with a grand prize of £1000.
• Across North Yorkshire and the City of York we hold six Crucial Crew events annually allowing almost 10,000 children a year to attend 'hands on' safety events, with the chance to experience potentially dangerous situations, in a safe and supervised environment. Go to the website for further information plus interactive games and downloads for your mobile.
• Crimestoppers is an independent charity working to stop crime. They work for you, your friends, family and community. You can give information relating to crimes anonymously by calling 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers are not part of the Police, but they work with the Police together with businesses, schools, youth groups and other organisations in the local communities for a common goal - a safer, fairer society. Crimestoppers Youth Projects work with young people aged 11 to 16+ to encourage them to talk about the crimes that affect them.