Women and people in rural areas in Dorset will benefit from a government scheme aimed at improving safety at night. The scheme will tackle countryside crime and enhance the safety of women and girls in the night-time economy. The funding will also support the Women's Night Safety Charter and various other projects across the county.
People across Dorset will benefit from the money, the county's Police and Crime Commissioner saidWomen and people in rural areas are set to benefit from a government scheme that aims to improve safety at night .The money will be spent on tackling countryside crime and improving the safety of women and girls within the night-time economy, authorities have said.
Part of the money will go towards a Women's Night Safety Charter that will see businesses nominating a champion within their organisation to actively promote women's night safety.Police and crime commissioner David Sidwick said the amount of money was "unprecedented" and that the benefits would be seen across the whole county.
"The range of projects that will receive help is on a scale that we haven't seen before, from providing vulnerable victims of burglary with video doorbell systems to supporting the Pineapple Project in Weymouth with their Guardians project," he said. "This money will go toward helping more people feel safe and be safe in their homes and in their communities."
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