Chichester

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District Commander's message: Chief Inspector Rachel Bacon

It is now two weeks since I took up my post as Chief Inspector for Chichester District and I wanted to let you know a little bit about myself and what you can expect from me.

I live in West Sussex and I have worked on the division before - as a sergeant on response in both Worthing and Littlehampton. I joined Sussex Police in 1995 and I've worked as a detective in Brighton and Hove and Specialist Investigations, where I ran the Public Protection and Child Protection Teams.

Over the last policing year overall crime on Chichester District has fallen, violence causing injury has gone down 7% and ASB has dropped by more than a fifth. Unfortunately there have been a number of house burglaries and thefts from garages and sheds over the last few weeks. It's difficult to make your house totally burglar-proof, but you can defeat most burglars. Try looking at your home through a burglar's eyes. How strong are your locks on both the windows and doors? Leave a light on when you go out in the evening and be selective as if you really are in the house. Similarly, if you've got a shed or garage make sure you've used good locks and security mark all your tools. It's all common sense but it really can make a huge difference.

I have now met most of the police officers and staff that work on Chichester District and what has struck me is the extent of their local knowledge and their passion about doing the right thing. Figures show Chichester District is offering a high level of customer service to victims of crime. It's also great to see so much effective partnership working go on.I am excited to see what we can achieve together.

I really do feel privileged to work in such a beautiful area and I look forward to getting involved in making a real difference within the community.

Chief Inspector Rachel Bacon

District Commander