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Community safety and crime prevention

Includes personal and home safety, terrorism and weather emergencies like flooding.

  1. Emergency response and planning

    Where to get information to deal with emergencies such as flooding, severe weather and loss of utilities.

  2. Home safety and repairs

    Information about home maintenance, repairs and safety.

  3. Organising an event: letting the police know

    Information on telling Police Scotland about an event you’re organising.

  4. Personal safety and protection from crime

    Police Scotland give information on personal safety and protection from crime. Includes doorstep crime, online dating and substance misuse.

  5. Sex Offender Community Disclosure Scheme

    Check the background of someone involved with a child to see if they have a record of sexual offences.

  6. Staying safe online

    Information about staying safe online, including: social media, apps, online fraud, cyber bullying, deleting your browser history and reporting online crime to the police.

  7. Terrorism

    How to report suspected terrorism, terrorism threat levels and counter-terrorism measures.

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