Launch of 'Witness Confident'

Witness Confident is a new charity that wants to take a stand against "the walk-on-by culture that fuels violent crime, feeds fear and fractures communities."

Its website says:

It’s hard to believe that last year 80% of all street crime in this country went unreported or unresolved. As long as making statements is an ordeal, giving evidence is a trial and taking the trouble to be a good citizen is a source of grief, nothing will change. It’s time someone did something about it. We are. Will you?

Our objects are to promote for the public benefit greater public participation in the prevention and solution of crime and to promote good citizenship and civic responsibility in England and Wales by:

working with communities to engage with and support individuals who witness violent or serious crime;

providing advice, guidance and assistance for individuals who witness violent or serious crime;

advancing ways that new technology can enable such greater public participation;

and undertaking research, influencing practice and policy and informing public perceptions.

More here.