Dundee City Council will invest a five figure sum in an attempt to protect the city’s elderly and most vulnerable residents -if the administration can agree details of a report on Monday night.
The community safety and public protection committee will be told that £40,000 is available from the Dundee Community Safety Partnership to help support initiatives across the city.
These include personal safety alarms , a Safe Zone bus, E Safety information for parents and the recruitment of additional victim support volunteers.
Community safety and public protection convener Councillor Alan Ross explained: “The Dundee Community Safety Partnership is determined to reduce crime as well as the fear of crime, and these projects are an effective method of continuing that drive.
“I would like to thank everyone involved in these initiatives for the efforts they make across our communities to make these safer places to live.
“There is an astonishing range of imaginative work ongoing which is having a direct impact on reducing risks and improving neighbourhoods.
The announcement follows revelations that Dundee’s pensioners have been under attack from bogus callers and tradesmen.
Dundee’s most senior police officer, Chief Inspector Gary Ogilvie, admitted in March that officers are facing an increase in crimes against the elderly.
The Courier previously told how criminals, branded “disgusting”, emptied two purses belonging to an 81-year-old woman and made off with £500.
In a separate incident, a similar robbery occurred in the Ardler area of Dundee, where a deaf pensioner, who lives in sheltered accommodation, suffered a minor stroke after a thief burst into her home.
A 44-year-old man appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court yesterday in connection with a number of crimes of dishonesty, including theft, at addresses in Dundee and Arbroath between February and April this year.
