Police Scotland announced the pilot initiative in the north-east region on Monday, citing cuts to the police budget in recent years.
Crimes with "no associated threat, risk, harm or vulnerability" and no lines of inquiry will not be investigated by police in a new pilot. Police Scotland announced the initiative in the north-east region on Monday, citing cuts to the police budget in recent years.
An example of a crime where no action could be taken would be a theft from a garden without CCTV or eye-witness evidence. The new process, police said, would allow those who reported a crime to find out quicker if no action will be taken and free up officers to investigate other crimes, respond to emergencies and keep the public safe.
"Local officers will continue to review closed reports to enable them to map local crime trends and this may mean an inquiry is reopened and investigated." Opposition parties have raised concerns about safety, with Scottish Tory justice spokesman Russell Findlay saying: "The SNP government's decision to impose severe and sustained cuts on police budgets has depleted policing across Scotland, with the fewest number of officers since 2008.
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