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Rural crime units handed £815,000 to tackle crimes worth £52.8m to farmers

Will new funding be enough to support farming and rural communities from crime?

Chris Brayford
clock • 4 min read
NFU Mutual's latest Rural Crime Report found that farmers across the UK were left footing a £52.8 million bill from a number of crimes ranging from equipment theft, livestock worrying and hare coursing.
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NFU Mutual's latest Rural Crime Report found that farmers across the UK were left footing a £52.8 million bill from a number of crimes ranging from equipment theft, livestock worrying and hare coursing.

Police forces have received more than £800,000 from Government to help protect farming communities from the 'devastation' of rural crime. The Home Office confirmed on Tuesday (March 25) that the National...

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