The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent has received over £111,000 from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund
to help prevent crime in Gillingham.
The money will be spent on things like improvements to CCTV and home security equipment; as well as graffiti cleaning, community events and new bins. The funding will also include the use of around 900 SelectaDNA property marking kits to deter burglary, and will support community policing in and around the area of the High Street.
Welcoming the news, PCC Matthew Scott said: “Installing additional security measures can help prevent acquisitive
crimes, like burglaries, which have a devastating impact on the victims and the wider neighbourhood too. This money
could make a real difference to the local area."
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