COMMUNITY GARDA

Community policing occurs where Gardaí and members of the community and statutory and voluntary agencies work together to:

• Prevent crime
• Prevent anti-social behaviour
• Reduce the fear of crime
• Promote inter-agency problem solving
• Bring offenders to justice
• Improve the overall quality of life

Aims of Community Policing

• To provide the people in an area with their own dedicated Garda, someone with whom they can discuss everyday occurrences and build up a strong and supportive personal relationship.
• To help the residents of an area to prevent crime by supporting crime prevention initiatives such as Neighbourhood Watch and Community Alert.
• To work with other social agencies in an area to help curb crime and vandalism.

REPORTING ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Louth Local Authorities employ two full – time anti social behaviour investigations officers to deal with ASB in local authority houses/ estates.
Their remit extends to:

• Local authority tenants
• Rental Accommodation Scheme
• Leasing tenants
• Residents of purchased local authority houses who are not the owners.

Louth has an Anti Social Behaviour form that can be completed where people wish to make a complaint about anti social behaviour in their estates.
If you wish to make a complaint you will need to complete an application form and then return to your local housing office.

Contact details Louth County Council, Housing Section at 042 9353 160 or housing@louthcoco.ie

Anti-Social Behaviour in your area

If you have problems in your area with anti-social behaviour contact the Community Garda.

Dundalk
T 042 938 8477 or
T 042 938 8478

Drogheda
T 041 983 8777

Ardee
T 041 685 3222

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