The Lancashire strategic assessment 2022-25 states:
Serious Organised Crime takes many forms and includes drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud and financial crime, counterfeiting, organised acquisitive crime, cybercrime and exploitation. There are a number of organised crime groups (OCG’s) operating within Lancashire, with further groups living outside the county, but having an impact within.
- Majority of known OCG’s typically involved in drug related activity and associated violence and exploitation.
- Modern day slavery, trafficking and exploitation (criminal and sexual) is evident within communities.
- Operation Genga (partnership approach) is committed to ensuring safeguarding and protection across individuals and communities.
- The public, businesses and communities must work cohesively to help prevent themselves from being targeted by criminals and to support those who are.
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Community safety is all about the issues that make people safe, or unsafe, in their communities.
Achieving safer communities depends on everyone working together to find local solutions to local problems.
Everyone has the right to feel and be safe – to make sure this is possible, this responsibility is shared between:
- the community
- the public sector (such as the Council and the police)
- the private sector (such as local businesses)
- the faith sector (such as the local church)
- voluntary organisations.
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