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This week, as part of our month-long On The Beat campaign, we are talking about demand.

Like all aspects of society, policing has developed hugely over the years and one of the biggest and most significant areas of change is in terms of technology.

It is widely known that police forces across the UK are facing unprecedented challenges, trying to do more with ever fewer resources. As part of our On The Beat campaign we asked our Community Policing Teams what they would like to tell the public about policing in Wiltshire.

We are supporting the Suzy Lamplugh Trust's National Stalking Awareness Week from 8-12 April 2019.

Rural patrols and community engagement with Hollie and George

This month the county-wide campaign 'On the Beat' gives us the chance to tell you a little bit more about how local policing works in Wiltshire. Acting Inspector for Swindon South Community Policing Team, David Tippetts tells us why Community Policing is more than just Wiltshire Police.

Rural Crime Officer PC Emily Thomas and local Wiltshire West PCSO Matt Till were at the Airsprung factory in Trowbridge this morning with partners from the Angling Trust.

We have produced a short video to explain more about our Community Policing Teams and the police officers and staff who work in them.

Our Community Policing Teams are on the front line of local policing, and very often this involves our officers and staff putting themselves into harm's way.

The importance of local policing is being highlighted as part of an awareness-raising campaign launched by Wiltshire Police.