Special crime prevention tips and advice for people attending festivals and public events.
These are letters or emails originating from the African continent - in particular Nigeria, Togo and South Africa - asking for help in transferring funds to this country. The letters can take various different forms but generally promise a percentage of the cash being transferred as a reward for your help.
Businesses are more at risk of crime than private households. Reducing the risk of crime will help protect your profits and make sure that the people who work with you are safe. Not all of this advice will be right for you, but following some of it might make all the difference.
Distraction burglary is where a bogus caller tells lies to con their way into a home, or creates a diversion so an accomplice can sneak in. Because elderly or vulnerable people are often targeted, distraction burglary can have a devastating effect – as well as money and possessions, victims can lose their confidence and peace of mind.
This page offers advice to youngsters and their parents/guardians about how to stay safe online. Topics covered include social networking, cyber bullying, chatrooms, mobile phones, file-sharing, email and internet games.
Neighbourhood Watch schemes can play an important part in creating safer communities, by reducing crime and the fear of crime. Hampshire Constabulary is committed to supporting the development of schemes throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and particularly in areas with identified crime problems.
Following a spate of public, press and police enquiries and erroneous reports, the following press release appeared on the website of the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS).
