Safer Together South Brisbane

Being safer together in South Brisbane

Safer Together South Brisbane is a Queensland Police Service (QPS) community safety initiative, co-designed with Queensland residents to meet local needs. Safer Together South Brisbane aims to empower community participation in safeguarding neighbourhoods and increase feelings of safety. The initiative provides opportunities for residents, such as:

• Connecting with local police and receiving crime news and data relating to South Brisbane.
• Accessing tailored crime prevention support and resources.
• Attending crime prevention and community safety events and activities.
• Engaging with a new online community safety awareness campaign.
• Participating in a Community Champions pilot program. 

By working together we can build a safer and more resilient South Brisbane.

For more information click on the links below:

Safer Together South Brisbane

Activities implemented as part of the Safer Together South Brisbane initiative may include:

Community Safety Awareness Campaign:

A new social media campaign to raise awareness of effective ways to reduce the risk of home and vehicle theft. This includes insights into how opportunistic thieves operate and some everyday ways community can help to protect their property and stay safer together.

 

Together: Community Champions Program

The Safer Together: Community Champions program builds the capacity of local organisations, clubs, and community leaders by empowering them with the knowledge and tools to help raise awareness and engage in conversations around crime and community safety in their neighbourhoods.

Learn about Community Safety Champions

 

Safer Together: Digital Community Champions Program

The Safer Together: Digital Community Champions program provides ‘Training for Building Safe and Inclusive Digital Spaces’. This training is designed to support Facebook community and crime group administrators and moderators by providing them with evidence-based skills and resources to more confidently manage safer, more supportive and credible online communities, and play an active role in online community-based crime prevention.

Learn about Digital Community Champions

 

Community Engagement Activities:

District Crime Prevention Co-ordinators (DCPCs), Police Liaison Officers (PLOs), ViPs and other local officers deliver a range of crime prevention and community safety engagements.

Safer Together Resources

Residents have enhanced access to valuable new crime prevention and community safety videos and printed resources. 

View the Safer Together campaign videos

For your convenience, the Safer Together printed resources can also be downloaded in digital format here:

• Information for Victims of Property Crime
• Information for Senior Residents
• A Spotlight on Seniors Home Security
• A Spotlight on Home Security for Tenants
• A Spotlight on CCTV
• A Spotlight on Cyber Security
• Home and Vehicle Safety Tips
• Personal Safety Tips
• My vehicle was stolen, what should I do next?
• Lock It. Hide It. Keep It Safe

Arabic:

• Home and Vehicle Safety Tips (Arabic)
• Personal Safety Tips (Arabic)

Chinese:

• Home and Vehicle Safety Tips (Chinese)
• Personal Safety Tips (Chinese)

Japanese:

• Home and Vehicle Safety Tips (Japanese)
• Personal Safety Tips (Japanese)

Nepalese:

• Home and Vehicle Safety Tips (Nepalese)
• Personal Safety Tips (Nepalese)

Swahili:

• Home and Vehicle Safety Tips (Swahili)
• Personal Safety Tips (Swahili)

Crime Prevention Tips

We all have the right to feel safe and be safe. Adopting some practical crime prevention and safety strategies, such as those collated in the tips below, can help maximise your safety and assist you to respond effectively.

• Join the Community Camera Alliance (CCA). By registering the location of your CCTV system, it helps police to contact you if they believe your system could assist to solve a crime and convict an offender.
• Search the QPS Stolen Vehicle Portal and assist the QPS to identify stolen vehicles.
• Request a Mobile Police Beat to be deployed in a participating area as part of a new ‘Bring the Beat’ police engagement program. The program is expanding, so if your district is not listed, check back later.
• Get involved with Neighbourhood Watch Queensland (NHWQ) in your area and follow the Facebook page. The objective of NHWQ is to encourage community members to work together, and with police, with the goal of reducing crime and improving safety.
• Volunteer with Crime Stoppers Queensland or learn what community volunteers do.
• Download the QPS Crime Prevention Information Sheets in multiple languages.
• Read the QPS Crime Prevention tips online, such as:
          - Home Security
          - Property Security
          - Vehicle Security
          - Business Security
          - Adult Safety
          - Seniors Safety
          - Young People's Safety
          - Victims of Crime Support
          - Domestic and Family Violence Resources

Crime Prevention Support and Early Intervention

There are several opportunities to access QPS crime prevention and community safety support, such as:

• Connect with your District Crime Prevention Co-ordinator (DCPC) for:
          - Tips, data, and resources relating to safety and crime prevention.
          - Victim support information
          - Engagements with community groups and community events.
          - Advice on property identification.
          - In-home security assessments.
          - Crime prevention and community safety workshops.
          - School presentations.
• Police Liaison Officers (PLOs) are employed by the QPS to establish and maintain a positive rapport between culturally specific communities and the QPS.
• The Policing in Schools capability is intended to support primary and secondary school aged youth within the school environment to reduce harm, offending behaviours and/or are at risk of educational disengagement. This is achieved through engagement activities, program delivery and referrals, including:
          - School Based Police Officers.
          - School Support Officers.
          - Adopt-a-Cop opportunities.

There are several opportunities to access early intervention and family support programs, such as:

• PCYC who specialise in youth programs such as school-based programs, personal and leadership development, and First Nations programs. PCYC Queensland is a charity providing youth and community programs, services, and facilities, including outside school hours care, gym, and fitness for everyone.
• Refer a young person to Project Booyah. Project Booyah is a Queensland Police youth mentoring program that utilises adventure-based learning, leadership skills, decision-making/problem-solving exercises, resilience training, policing strategies, and family inclusive principles to help young people aged 14-17 years make better life choices!

Stay Connected - QPS News and Statistics

There are several ways to stay connected with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and receive updates such as crime news and alerts, crime rates, maps and statistics, and community safety information, including:

• The myPolice Brisbane South news webpage, and email subscriptions.
• The myPolice Brisbane South and Redland Facebook page
• The Queensland-wide myPolice news website, and email subscriptions.
• The Queensland-wide QPS Facebook page and other social media channels.

Stay connected in your region

View Crime Data and Statistics:

• myPolice Crime Statistics
• QPS Online Crime Map
• Other reported annual statistics, trends, and victim data

Tips on Reporting Crime or Safety Concerns

The following information is intended to help you identify the official channels to report a crime or safety concern.

Call Triple Zero (000):

• If a crime is happening now, call Triple Zero (000), or
• If your life or property is in immediate danger, or
• If the event is time-critical, for example a fire. 

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Report a crime or safety concern to Policelink:

• Think first: If the crime is not happening now, is not life-threatening or there is no likelihood of the suspected offenders still being in the area – report online to Policelink.
• If you cannot find a relevant form online, and it is a police matter, call Policelink on 131 444.

Policelink is a QPS channel available 24/7 and provides Queenslanders with an additional method to report a range of non-urgent matters or seek policing advice.

You can read more about Policelink non-urgent reporting and enquiries.

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Report to Crime Stoppers Queensland:

• If you want to remain anonymous, you can make a report online to Crime Stoppers Qld or call 1800 333 000.

Crime Stoppers Queensland is a registered charity and volunteer community organisation who work closely with police, media, and the community. Crime Stoppers Queensland exists to help solve, reduce, and prevent crime by collecting information and passing on those details to police and other law enforcement agencies.

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Additional Police Services:

• Deaf, hearing impaired or vulnerable persons - the QPS has a messaging service which allows Deaf, hearing-impaired and vulnerable persons in Queensland to contact police for non-urgent matters. Resister and learn more about this QPS service.
• Request contact from the QPS - you can request non-urgent contact from the QPS, including for an update or copy of a police report.
• Provide feedback to the QPS - you can contact the QPS and submit feedback, a complaint or a compliment.

Community Support Organisations

Police officers use every engagement with community members and victims of crime to identify support needs and offer referrals to external service providers. Referrals can be made for a broad range of social and lifestyle issues, including those that can increase the likelihood of either becoming a victim of crime or perpetrating crime.

Additionally, for your convenience, we have also compiled a list of other organisations that provide various types of support and information.

Community Support Organisations