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Over the past five years Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has seen a significant reduction in the number of recorded incidents of vehicle crime and domestic burglaries. The number of thefts from motor vehicles has fallen by 30.5% and theft of motor vehicles has fallen by 39.4%.
The number of domestic burglaries has dropped by 21.1%, while other recorded incidents of burglary have reduced by 17.6% over the last five years. As of March 31, 2007 the number of police officers in Force was 2,225 supported by a further 1,376 police staff.
The Force is also proud of the work carried out by people who regularly give up their time to put something back into the communities where they live as members of the Special Constabulary. As of March 31, 2008, a total of 202 men and women make up the Special Constabulary in Leicestershire.
Leicestershire Constabulary regularly carries out surveys of people who have come into contact with the Force to assess how well we respond to incidents and deal with victims and where we can improve.
In surveys carried out between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008, 97% of domestic burglary victims found contacting the police easy and 88% were satisfied with the overall service provided.
90.4% of road traffic collision victims surveyed were satisfied with the way they were treated and 92.9% were satisfied with the ease at which they were able to contact the police.
The surveys found that 88.9% of people who were the victims of racist incidents felt satisfied with the way they were treated by police, with 73.5% of victims satisfied with the overall service provided.
89% of violent crime victims were satisfied with the way they were treated by police.
Twice a year Leicestershire Constabulary commissions an external research company to ask the public about their perceptions of policing. In the latest survey of 1600 people in April 2008, 73% told us that they feel safe walking out in their neighbourhood at night.
Over 60% of people are satisfied with the level of patrol by police officers and fear of crime across a range of crime categories is at its lowest since the survey began in 2006.
60% of those surveyed believed that their local police are doing a good or excellent job.