Harrogate and Knosborough MP raises crime shopping in the Commune Chamber

Increasing shopping levels in our city centers has requested Harrogate and Knosborough Deputy Tom Gordon to raise the problem in the House of Commons yesterday (February 24).

Mr. Gordon asked the Government Police Minister Diane Johnson Parliamentary, what actions he took to encourage and support police forces to work with local communities and organizations to help eliminate shopping.

Mr. Gordon also raised concerns that shopping were increasingly made by criminal gangs.

The district to improve the harroged business (BID) and the Chamber of Commerce of the Harrogate District have raised both the problem of shopping with the parliamentarian.

When the wandering dichor performed a Major Survey of Companies in City Center 12 months ago, I found that 78% of them considered shopping is a problem.

At that time, the official figures showed that the rates of retail crime in the Harrogate police area increased by 61% compared to the previous year.

More recently, Figures obtained by the wandering dichor In December, it revealed the increase in the level of shopping, but a marked decrease in the rate of participation in such incidents by the North Yorkshire Police.

In the first 10 months of last year, the police participated only in each of five reported purchase incidents.

Ever since he was elected a parliamentarian in July, Mr. Gordon has founded Harrogate Town Taskforce, to help reunite the police, the council and other interested parties in the city center, including the offer and the Chamber of Commerce, to facilitate the discussion about issues. and coordination.