Written Question·Home Office·UIN 2489

Crime: Rural Areas

Tabled: 30 July 2024
Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Stuart Anderson

Conservative — South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) increase prosecution rates for perpetrators of rural crime and (b) protect victims of those crimes.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Government recognises the importance of tackling rural crime. We are committed to safeguarding rural communities, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing, and stronger laws to prevent farm thef...
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