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The Staffordshire Centre for Data Analytics (SCDA) is a partnership initiative with the aim of better using data to improve outcomes for the people of Staffordshire. Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Police and Keele University have funded the initiative to test and develop the benefits and potential of a public sector Centre of Excellence for Data, …

New data helps identify those most at risk of becoming involved in Serious Violence Read More »

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) has purchased two Virtual Reality programmes to help educate children and young people on the risks and consequences of carrying a knife, gang culture, criminal exploitation and anti-social behaviour. Virtual_Decisions, developed by Round Midnight, a creative arts and ed-tech company, enables young people to make different decisions …

The Violence Reduction Alliance uses Virtual Reality to help educate young people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Read More »

Staffordshire Police and Trading Standards teams are asking retailers to consider how they store and display knives, as well as who they sell them to, as part of a new Responsible Retailer Scheme they are launching this week, on behalf of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA). A Responsible Retailer Pack containing best …

New Responsible Retailer Scheme launches for retailers who sell knives in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Read More »

The number of crimes and incidents reported in Stoke-on-Trent parks has reduced by 38% since the introduction of new initiatives led by the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) in 2021, according to police data. The VRA initiatives aim to stop violence before it begins and were implemented following an increase in reports and …

Stoke-on-Trent parks see a decrease in crimes reported following partnership initiatives Read More »

Over 1,640 children and young people have shared their perceptions around violence, community safety, social and digital media and violence against women and girls as part of an engagement exercise led by Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services (SCVYS), on behalf of the Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA). The exercise has enabled the VRA, which includes …

Over 1,640 young people voice their concerns around violence and community safety Read More »

Two hundred Staffordshire Police cars now have bleed control kits on board as part of a jointly funded project with the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime. The specialist kits, designed to complement existing first aid supplies in police cars, are designed to control bleeding from trauma injuries caused by stabbings or …

Bleed control kits added to 200 police cars Read More »

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) celebrated their work to prevent violence across the region, including being assessed as ‘ready’ to deliver the government’s Serious Violence Duty, at the VRA Conference this month. Over the next three years, the VRA will receive almost £970,000 via the Duty to help build on this partnership …

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent organisations celebrate multi-agency success Read More »

A quarter of a million pounds has been invested in Stoke-on-Trent to help tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) as part of the latest round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund, following a successful bid by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO). To celebrate this latest round of funding, Staffordshire Commissioner …

Commissioner invests Safer Streets funds in Stoke-on-Trent Read More »