National Safer Streets summer campaign launched in region
It also aims to reduce or prevent anti-social behaviour, which forms part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee announced by the Government last month.
This initiative will see greater visibility of North Wales Police officers and staff as they target crime across hot spot areas.
North Wales Police' s local policing and response officers, as well as Volunteer Special Constables, together with officers from specialist teams, will be focusing on increasing engagement, disrupting criminals and listening to any concerns.
During the first week of the initiative, which launched on June 30, officers across the region have been busy making arrests, visiting schools, increased foot patrols, set up engagement events such as Cuppa with a Copper and assisted local authority partners.
Officers have been focussing on crimes such as retail theft and have already made significant arrests.
Last week, a prolific shoplifter was jailed for a series of shoplifting offences across Wrexham.
Layton Vallance, 26, of no fixed address, appeared before Wrexham Magistrates Court after admitting five charges of theft from a shop. He was sentenced to serve a total 36 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £255 in costs.
To try and deter anti-social behaviour, last week officers in Wrexham met with partners to help facilitate and promote youth clubs across the city and officers in Flintshire South have linked in with local schools to design posters which will be displayed across Mold over the summer period.
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North Wales Police Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Evans said: 'Our teams work hard all year round to help keep our communities safe, so as the summer brings more people out and about, along with an influx of visitors to North Wales, we will be stepping up high-visibility patrols – listening and responding in areas such as town centres and popular tourist hot-spot areas.
'Over the next three months there will be several activities taking place across the region that fall under Safer Summer Streets, including additional operations targeting retail crime, anti-social behaviour and knife crime.
'These are all matters that have a real impact on our businesses and communities and blight the lives of those living there.
'We will continue to target crimes which matter to people and will continue to listen to concerns and those who commit these offences can expect to face the consequences of their actions.'
To report crime in your neighbourhood, contact North Wales Police via the LiveChat function on their website, or by calling 101. In an emergency always dial 999.
You can also report anonymously to Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111.
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