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Portland Police Station

Portland Police Station
Isle of Portland, Dorset
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www.geoffkirby.co.uk/Portland/680735

In the 1990s the police station was converted to private housing and there later ceased to be a permanent police presence on the Island - rather surprising for a community of over 15,000 persons. It was not as though Portland is a particularly crime-free area. In fact, comparing the year ending June 2003 with the previous period, the reported cases of wounding increased from 112 to 202 and the reports of criminal damage rose to 240 compared with 172 in the previous twelve months.

The police claimed that this increase may have been partly due to increased reporting of crime and not wholly due to a real increase in crime. Nevertheless, concerns over crime on Portland have led to reports of vigilante groups being set up to patrol the streets of Portland in the absence of a police presence. Possibly in response to these reports it was announced on 30th July 2003 that a police station was to be opened once more on Portland.
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.

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