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<p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring that the police have the resources they
need and that is why I have recently approved, on an exceptional basis, Dorset’s application
for £600,000 of additional funding to support the force with the costs of exceptional
policing demand arising in Bournemouth.</p><p>Ultimately, it is for Chief Constables
and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), and Mayors with PCC functions
to make operational decisions based on their local knowledge and experience. This
includes how to allocate resources to reduce levels of organised crime.</p><p>Chief
Constables, PCCs and Mayors with PCC functions have provided significant resource
to the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) network by allocating 725 extra officers
to ROCUs between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023. Those officers are tackling the range
of Serious and Organised Crime threats, helping to reduce crime and keep communities
safe.</p><p>Dorset Police used the Police Uplift Programme to grow their officer capacity.
As part of that programme Dorset was set a target to recruit 166 new officers. As
of April 2023, 174 new recruits joined Dorset over the last 3 years.</p><p>Investment
in policing is paying off and delivering results. Violent Crime, as measured by the
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), has fallen 52% in the year ending June
2023 compared with the year ending March 2010.</p>
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