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Get the latest updates about the Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership, its partners and projects.
2024
10/12/2024 - Bereaved father urges parents to open up conversations about knife crime
09/12/2024 - Focus on protection during County Lines Intensification Week
27/11/2024 - Engagement pods provide visible policing presence
15/11/2024 - Crime falls in hotspots, say Sussex Police
31/10/2024 - Action days to tackle crime at West Sussex railway stations
28/10/2024 - Study calls for improved access to support services for ethnically diverse young people
24/09/2024 - 'Zombie-style' knives and machetes now banned
12/09/2024 - Summer boxing sessions prove a knockout success
22/08/2024 - Sussex VRP welcomes tougher law on 'zombie-style’ knives and machetes
26/07/2024 - Leading children’s charity continues as evaluation partner for Sussex VRP
16/07/2024 - Evaluation shows positive impacts of hospital youth work
03/07/2024 - Evaluation shows positive impact of Knife Intervention Project
03/06/2024 - Sussex VRP strategic report now available
31/05/2024 - Public engagement during week of action to tackle knife crime
23/05/2024 - VRP-funded VR film shows the consequences of knife crime
19/03/2024 - VRP-funded Hospital Youth Work Project receives High Sheriff’s award
18/03/2024 - Vulnerable people safeguarded during County Lines Intensification Week
05/03/2024 - Young people discuss solutions to make Brighton & Hove a safer city
31/01/2024 - Life-saving bleed control kits installed in Brighton city centre
22/01/2024 - New chat service in Sussex supports young people at risk of exploitation
2023
08/12/2023 - Football programme helps to turn young lives around
06/12/2023 - In focus: The overlaps between serious violence and gender-based violence
30/11/2023 - Sussex VRP celebrates young people on national Day of Hope
28/11/2023 - Public engagement during police week of action to tackle knife crime
27/11/2023 - Police officer wins award for work with young people in Worthing
24/11/2023 - VRP-funded hospital service scoops safeguarding award
21/11/2023 - VRP-funded hospital service shortlisted for national award
05/10/2023 - Granting of first court order helps Sussex Police to tackle knife crime
25/09/2023 - Multi-agency project recognised for innovative approach to serious violence
25/09/2023 - Sussex Police seize dozens of weapons in summer crackdown on knife crime
14/08/2023 - Sussex Police make arrests in summer operation to tackle knife crime
19/07/2023 - Sussex Police launch summer operation to tackle knife crime
05/06/2023 - Week of action supports work to tackle knife crime
26/04/2023 - New NHS strategy to protect staff from violence and abuse launches in Sussex
21/04/2023 - Sussex Police one of four forces to trial Serious Violence Reduction Orders
20/02/2023 - Partners work together to help keep Sussex safe
13/02/2023 - Home Secretary visits Brighton to discuss success in reduction of crime
31/01/2023 - Violent offences reduced in Sussex and other areas with multi-agency partnerships
10/01/2023 - New legal duty will help protect young people in Sussex from violence
2022
December 2022 - Monthly Update
01/12/2022 - Sussex Police engage in week of action around knife crime
30/11/2022 - Sussex VRP marks national Day of Hope
21/11/2022 - Government minister visits Sussex to see how police are combating knife crime
November 2022 - Monthly Update
October 2022 - Monthly Update
10/10/2022 - Leading children’s charity appointed as evaluation partner for Sussex VRP
20/09/2022 - Support for girls and young women in Brighton & Hove at risk of exploitation by gangs
September 2022 - Monthly Update
30/08/2022 - Voices from Brighton: Young men discuss their lives in audio-documentary
July 2022 - Monthly Update
11/07/2022 - Evaluation shows positive impact of VRP-funded projects
04/07/2022 - New and continuing interventions address serious violence in Sussex
June 2022 - Monthly Update
26/05/2022 - Operation Sceptre: a successful week of prevention, engagement and enforcement
May 2022 - Monthly Update
06/05/2022 - Police operations in East Sussex focus on reducing youth crime and violence
April 2022 - Monthly Update
01/04/2022 - ‘Whole-system’ approach to tackling violent crime is working, says government
01/04/2022 - Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) receives continued government support
31/03/2022 - Partners working together to reduce violent crime in Brighton & Hove
March 2022 - Monthly Update
04/03/2022 - How prevention and intervention activity help to reduce serious violence
04/03/2022 - Data analysis enables targeting of Sussex VRP services
04/03/2022 - Violence is preventable, not inevitable
February 2022 - Monthly Update
17/01/2022 - National award recognises benefits of partnership working
January 2022 - Monthly Update
2021
25/11/2021 - VRP-funded project wins national award for partnership working
17/11/2021 - Crawley Borough Council secures Home Office funding for young people
30/07/2021 - Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership secures more than £500,000 extra funding to tackle serious violence
14/07/2021 - Violence Reduction Units from across the country work together to prevent violence
01/06/2021 - Sussex Police wins award for campaign to reduce and prevent knife-related violence in Sussex
20/05/2021 - A game of Knife or Life: Engaging with young people on the dangers of knife crime
04/05/2021 - Become a member of the Sussex Violence Reduction Steering Group
18/03/2021 - Sussex Police one of four forces to pilot Serious Violence Reduction Orders
08/02/2021 - Partnership tackling serious violent crime in Sussex to get funding boost
2020
03/01/2020 - Further £880k funding made available for violence reduction in Sussex
2019
13/08/2019 - £880k funding for Sussex Violence Reduction Unit