“With Crime Prevention Month due to start from October 1 the time to start planning an activity is now,” said Commissioner Atkinson.
“This year’s theme is ‘Be a part of it’ and we are asking everyone to participate during the month to make their homes and communities safer.
“Crime Prevention Month is a great opportunity for community organisations, businesses and individuals to organize an activity with a crime prevention focus in their local community.
“Activities don’t need to cost a lot of money or be time consuming – something as simple as a display, conducting a home security audit or distributing information about crime prevention initiatives can help raise awareness.
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a large or small activity, what matters is getting involved and thinking about how to reduce crime and enhance your community,” Commissioner Atkinson added.
Resources and ideas for activities are available from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) website.
The QPS will also be running a series of events state-wide which the public can attend in their local areas. Information about these events will be listed on the QPS website closer to October.
For more information, go to: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/ and follow the links to Crime Prevention Month.
Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or http://www.crimestoppers.com.au/ 24hrs a day. Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
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