Initiatives and Projects

Safer York Partnership, in conjunction with a number of partners, run various initiatives in order to meet the Safer Neighbourhood targets set out in the Community Safety Strategy. Some ongoing key projects are listed below:

ALTN8

ALTN8 works on the theme of promoting healthy and responsible drinking as well as alternating nights out drinking with nights doing something different. The campaign pulls partners in from across the city, with themed weekends throughout the summer. All partners take part in the community engagement and high visibility initiative which runs on a Friday and Saturday night. Local taxi and bars also support the scheme

Please visit this page for extra details.


Crucial Crew:

Crucial Crew runs in February, providing an interactive event for all year 6 school children. There are various different scenarios for children to get involved in which promote personal health and safety.

Please visit this page for extra details.


Capable Guardian:

This scheme pulls together all individuals that have face to face interaction with the local community within their ward. The group meets regularly to share information and target their resources towards what the community needs are.

Please visit this page for extra details.


Community Idol:

This is an X factor style competition for young people within York & Selby, organised by local Police Officers. Prizes are provided by local sponsors and the final is held in the York Opera house, with local celebrities. The initiative promotes young people in the city putting their efforts towards a community involved competition that showcases local talent.

Please visit this page for extra details.

Community Payback:

One of our partners who take who anti-social behaviour and its effects seriously are the York and North Yorkshire Probation Trust. Their Community Payback scheme is part of a community order and involves offenders doing compulsory and unpaid work for the benefit of the community. For details of some of the recent projects completed by Payback in 2010 please click here


TAAGY:

This is a secure internet database for use by statutory partners within the York CDRP who tackle graffiti. The database utilises google maps and stores secure images of graffiti. It is able to link similar tags for the purpose of investigation. The mapping functionality can identify hot spot locations in order to assist partners in effectively targeting resources.

Please visit this page for extra details.


Making Safe Scheme:

This is a summer operation using high visibility police patrols to monitor areas where young people may be vulnerable to drug and alcohol use. Those young people found to be at risk will be taken to English Martyrs Church and given help and advice. Any adult found purchasing alcohol for a young person will be prosecuted.

Please visit this page for extra details.