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<p>The Government is committed to driving down rural crime. Whether someone lives
in the countryside or a town or city, they should get the same service from the police
if they fall victim to a crime.</p><p>The Home Office has provided £200,000 funding
this financial year to help set up the National Rural Crime Unit, with an additional
£100,000 from DEFRA. The National Rural Crime Unit has secured over £1m of funding
from industry for the next three financial years, including from NFU Mutual, Network
Rail and Construction and Equipment Association.</p><p>The National Rural Crime Unit
aims to help police forces tackle rural crime priorities through the provision of
specialist operational support, as well as through sharing best practice and encouraging
regional and national approaches to tackling rural crime. Funding provided by the
Government for the National Rural Crime Unit is not allocated to individual forces.</p>
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