101 - advance notice of the launch of the new non emergency police telephone number in Suffolk.
Suffolk Police Community Safety Unit announce the following:
While 999 is a well-recognised number used to report emergencies, the 2010 British Crime Survey found that only half of the public know how to contact their local police if they want to talk to them about less urgent issues. As a result, the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) are introducing the 101 non-emergency number. The new number is designed to offer the public across England and Wales one easy way to contact their local police force to report non-emergency crimes and disorder or to speak to their local police officers.
101 is rolling out to all forces between now and January 2012 and will replace the range of existing police force non-emergency numbers such as 01473 613500 for Suffolk and 0845 456 4567 for Norfolk. Both Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies will move to 101 in early October.
Visit the following link to read more on the changeover and key information about the new telephone number. http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B1A2BCA3-5B0A-4E63-82D4-1F2A859CAB3B/0/101nonemergencypolicephonenumber.pdf
Remember 101 should be used for non emergency calls to the police. In an emergency dial 999. You should dial 999 when life is threatened or people are injured, or if there is a crime in progress or an immediate police response is required.
Further bulletins will be sent closer to the actual launch date - until then continue to contact Suffolk Police on 01473 613500
If you have details about any crimes, then please contact your local Police Station, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.