Organised crime groups are not just a Salford problem but the city has come up with a unique way of tackling it and keeping people safe that has been adopted across Greater Manchester.
Programme Challenger is a Greater Manchester wide initiative which began in Salford as Project Gulf in 2009. It has jailed hundreds of criminals, seized millions of pounds worth of assets, rescued people from slavery and taken substantial amounts of drugs and firearms off the streets.
As well as targeting those involved in organised crime the programme is working with Salford’s Community Safety Partnership to ensure children and young people are steered them away from crime and into a better future.
View our overarching Community Safety Strategy and our Serious Violence Strategy.
Who is involved and why
Challenger Partnership Salford involves national and local agencies from probation to immigration enforcement which collaborate to learn everything they can about organised crime and disrupt every aspect of the lives of those involved. The project also works to arrest and charge people with crimes, protect potential victims and seize criminal assets such as property, cars and money.
Utilising best practice in serious organised crime disruption we develop bespoke 4P plans to disrupt organised crime group (OCG) activity in the city and beyond. Programme Challenger unites GMP, local authorities and other partner agencies to detect and disrupt criminality, protect the vulnerable and safeguard those at risk from becoming victims or perpetrators of organised crime.
How you can help
If you have information about crimes past or planned, or information about organised crime group activities, you can report it completely anonymously to Crimestoppers.
Callers to Crimestoppers are not asked for their name or personal details and calls are not recorded or traced.
Specially trained staff ensure reports do not contain any identifying information before they are passed on to the police. Online reports are treated in exactly the same way.
To give information anonymously call 0800 555 111 or visit the Crimestoppers website.
You can also find out more on the Programme Challenger website.