(18/3/2019) Have your say on Freo's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan

Residents, businesses and visitors to Fremantle are being asked for their input on the City of Fremantle’s new Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan.

The development of the new plan is being overseen by the Community Safety Reference Group, which includes both the City of Fremantle and WA Police.

Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt said the Community Safety Plan will be guided by the feedback received during stakeholder and community engagement, and will set out clear timelines, targets and responsibilities for addressing community safety issues.

“Police statistics show that crime in Fremantle is relatively low, but like any major centre we do have our issues and we have to collaborate as a community to ensure Fremantle  is an even more safe and welcoming place,” Mayor Pettitt said.

“It will be really valuable for people to let us know what their recent experiences in Fremantle have been like - both good and bad - so we know what’s working well and what areas we need to focus on in the new plan.”  

People can visit the City’s My Say Freo website to share their thoughts in a short survey and access information about current community safety initiatives.

They can also use an interactive map to pin point the places in Fremantle they like to visit and also the places where they feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

The City of Fremantle’s Community Safety Team patrols the city centre and surrounding suburbs from 7am-2am on Wednesday-Saturday, and from 7am-9pm on Sunday-Tuesday.

Fremantle is also one of just three local governments in Western Australia to have a CCTV network that is monitored in real time.

For more information and to complete the Community Safety survey visit the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan page on the My Say Freo website.

The survey closes on 12 April.