How safe is St Helier?

The Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft Picture: MATTHEW HOTTON (00884814)

THE fear of becoming a victim of violent crime is affecting Islanders and deterring potential visitors from exploring St Helier at night.
Today the JEP begins a major week-long series investigating how safe Jersey’s streets are and what effects it is having on our community.
And in the first part of the series, St Helier Constable Simon Crowcroft has revealed the damaging effect violence is having on his parish, while a teenager has re-lived losing his front teeth during a vicious attack last year.
The shocking level of street crime and serious violence in town has been highlighted in many high-profile court cases recently. (from JEP)

Having travelled a hell of a lot, St Helier remains one of the few places that I have felt uncomfortable when out at night and that has been for many years not just recently.

Roy Travert: Doormen should have the same protection as police

DOORMEN in Jersey are asking for stab vests and metal detectors for their own protection.
In the second part of the JEP’s week-long investigation into street violence in Jersey, one doorman has written on behalf of his colleagues to States Members asking them to give door staff the same level of personal protection as the States and honorary police.
Roy Travert, who has worked part-time in the security industry for three years, has written to Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand and Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean to ask for new laws to be introduced that protect security staff against violent and verbal assaults, as well as stiffer sentencing for those who assault members of staff.
Mr Travert, who stood for election to the States in 2005, has also requested that door supervisors be equipped with stab vests and metal detectors for a trial period of three months.
‘This is standard procedure in many nightclubs in the UK and abroad,’ he said.(from JEP)