Tackling Serious Organised Crime Together
We need you to play your part in tackling Serious Organised Crime – it is everybody’s business.
What is Serious and Organised Crime?
Serious Organised Crime (SOC) is defined as the planning, co-ordinating and committing of serious offences either alone, in groups or as part of criminal networks.
What is the scale of SOC?
SOC affects more people in the UK than any other national security threat. It costs the country billions each year, leads to death, devastates communities and ruins lives – all whilst making huge amounts of money for the criminals involved.
Do we need to worry about it in York and North Yorkshire?
We have many identified Organised Crime Groups in York and North Yorkshire. It can take many forms – drug supply, County Lines, modern slavery and human trafficking, child exploitation, firearms offences, and serious violence including stabbings.
What can I do?
We need you to play your part in tackling Serious Organised Crime – it is everybody’s business. The best defence that we have is strong communities; neighbours who know and look out for each other and are able to notice changes around them.
What do I need to look out for?
- Increased callers at a property at all times of the day or night
- Increase in cars pulling up for short periods of time
- Anti-social behaviour at a property
- Not seeing the resident for long periods of time
- Drug-related rubbish – small plastic bags, syringes
- Windows covered or curtains closed for long periods
Message Sent By
Georgina Salmon
(Police, Corporate Communications Team Assistant, Corporate Communications)