The number of calls received by Hampshire Constabulary’s control room this Halloween has dropped compared to last year.Over the Halloween weekend this year (Friday October 29, to Sunday October 31, 2010), 5,479 non-emergency calls were made to 101 and 0845 045 45 45.
During last year’s festivities across the same time period (Thursday, October 29 to Saturday October 31, 2009) 6,386 calls were made to 101 and 0845.
The number of calls to 101 and 0845 during this year’s Halloween dropped by 907 compared to last year, a reduction of 14 per cent.
2,598 calls were also made to 999 during this year’s Halloween weekend.
During the run up to Halloween, Hampshire Constabulary distributed thousands of ‘No trick or treat’ posters to vulnerable and elderly residents for them to display by their front doors to deter unwanted visitors. Local shops were also encouraged to display posters stating that they would not be selling eggs or flour to anyone under the age of 18 in the week before Halloween.
During October the ‘No trick or treat’ poster available to download and print from the Hampshire Constabulary web pages received over 7,000 hits.
