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North Yorkshire is England’s largest policing county. It covers 8,320km2 which is mainly rural. The county has a population of 818,300 people including 202,800 within the City of York (ONS Census 2021). This is an increase of 2.4% over the 10 years from 2011.

North Yorkshire is a popular tourist destination which includes two national parks, the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, in addition to coastal hubs such as Scarborough and Whitby and the iconic city of York.

North Yorkshire attracts a significant number of visitors per year, swelling resident populations and increasing the demand on policing and partner agencies. This increase comes in both in terms of visitors to our beautiful countryside and into our towns and cities’ vibrant night-time economy. The county has a road network of more than 6,000 miles (one of the country’s largest) with arterial routes traversing the county. This infrastructure is a key factor in the demand placed upon the force both from increased traffic on the roads and travelling criminals linked to cross-border crime.

Our mission is to keep the communities of North Yorkshire safe and feeling safe. North Yorkshire Police has invested heavily in new resources enhancing the speed of response to the public in our call centre and providing additional investigative resources into our investigation and safeguarding teams. Protecting the vulnerable remains our priority and drives both our approach to multi-agency working and how we deliver positive outcomes to those most susceptible to harm. Under our Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner we have combined our shared services with North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to drive more effective and affordable support functions across both organisations.

North Yorkshire is England’s largest, mainly rural, policing county. It covers 8,320km² and has a population of 818,300 people (ONS Census 2021) spread across our towns and villages. This is an increase of 2.7% over the 10 years from 2011.

North Yorkshire is a popular tourist and cyclist destination which includes the North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales National Parks, coastal hubs such as Scarborough and Whitby and the iconic city of York.

North Yorkshire attracts a significant number of visitors per year, swelling resident populations and increasing policing and partner agencies demand both in terms of visitors to our beautiful countryside and into our towns’ and city’s vibrant night-time economy. The county has a road network of more than 6,000 miles (one of the country’s largest) with arterial routes traversing the county. This infrastructure is a key factor in the demand placed upon the force both from increased traffic on the roads and travelling criminals linked to cross-border crime.

North Yorkshire Police has invested in new resources that enhance our visible neighbourhood offering that is focussed upon prevention and early intervention both within the physical and virtual space and we have invested in areas of hidden or emerging policing demand. Our mission is to keep the communities of North Yorkshire safe and feeling safe. Protecting the vulnerable remains our priority and drives both our approach to multi-agency working and also how we deliver positive outcomes to those most susceptible to harm. We focus on prevention and early intervention. Under our Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner we have combined our shared services to drive more effective and affordable support functions across both organisations.