A multi-million pound investment which aims to help to reduce serious violence in the North East has been announced.
The Northumbria Violence Reduction Unit has announced today that it will continue to make an impact on reducing serious violence through a further investment of over £7 million in the next 3 years. This comes after the levels of serious violence levels reduced by 9% since November in Northumberland as well as hospital admissions caused by assaults with sharp objects down by 11.5%.
The Violence Reduction Units funded interventions continue to show impact within our communities, notably with 75% of those engaging in the custody diversion project have reduced involvement with the Criminal Justice System and an action plan for the future. Additionally, 68% of young people who engaged with the YOLO programme have not offended since exiting the intervention. Furthermore, some 62% of those who complied with the Employment and Women’s Pathways have not re-offended since accessing the interventions.
