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HUNDREDS of drivers were caught speeding and were either taken to court, issued a fine or given a warning, during January and February this year. To mark Global Road Safety Week, which started on May 17, Wiltshire Police is focusing on tackling speeding this year. Police officers carried out 130 speed checks over six weeks during this period, 168 traffic offence reports were issued, eight fixed penalty notices and five summons to court. And 261 drivers were dealt with words of advice. Speeding is one of the fatal four, after using mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and drink and drug driving. These increase the chances of crash ending in serious injuries or death.
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Wiltshire had the lowest crime rate in the country last year as the amount of reported offences dropped by 16.5 per cent. But despite the decrease in overall crime across the county, Office for National Statistics data reveals a sharp increase in hate crime, domestic abuse, stalking and public order offences. Disability-related abuse rose by 53 per cent, sexual orientation hate crime went up by 67 per cent, and there were 26 per cent more racist offences. The total amount of recorded hate crimes throughout 2020 was 26 per cent higher than the year before, up from 665to 836. Domestic abuse-related crimes rose by 10 per cent, with a spike during the summer after the first lockdown ended. Public order offences increased by 18 percent from 2,871 to 3,397. Possession of drugs arrests rose by 14 percent from 1,078 to 1,229 compared to 2019’s recorded crimes.