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Katy Elizabeth Bourne OBE (née Baxter; born 24 October 1964) is a Conservative politician who has served as the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner since winning the inaugural election in Sussex in November 2012. In 2016 and 2021 she was re-elected for her second and third terms in office. In May 2024 she was elected for a fourth term of office, securing 122,495 votes and a significantly narrowed majority of 23,000 on a turn-out of 24.2%.
After selling her leisure business in 2005, Bourne held a number of political and regional government roles from 2009 onwards. During this period, she served as a Mid Sussex District councillor. Bourne is the Conservative Party candidate for Mayor of Sussex and Brighton in the 2028 mayoral election.
Katy Elizabeth Baxter was born on 24 October 1964. Bourne studied from the age of 10 at Roedean School, which is located on the outskirts of Brighton, until she was 16, when she moved to Aberystwyth University. Her studies at Aberystwyth resulted in her graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
Bourne was the founder of a leisure company, which taught people of a wide age range to dance. She sold the business in 2005, according to the Brighton Argus.
In 2008, Bourne was linked with her first political role, when she became involved with the Conservative Women's Organisation. She became one of three deputy chairmen in 2011, before serving as the national chairman until 2012. Around the same time, Bourne became a Mid Sussex District Councillor for Cuckfield, serving in the role from 2011 until 2013. She has also served as a governor of Oriel High School in Crawley since 2008.
On 15 November 2012, Bourne was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police during the England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections. She won the election with a majority of 24,426 over the Labour candidate. She was then appointed as director to the board of the national College of Policing in 2013.
One of her first initiatives as Police and Crime Commissioner, was the "tweetathon" on Twitter, with the BBC reporting that the reporting of domestic violence rose by more than 50% during a police Twitter campaign to highlight the issue of people not reporting the crime. The work in this field of crime, led to the Sussex police force becoming the first in England to be awarded a White Ribbon status, as part of the White Ribbon Campaign.
During her tenure as the Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police, Bourne achieved a number of goals. Between June 2012 and June 2013, Sussex crime statistics stated that overall crime had fallen by 7% in the county. Some crimes such as commercial robbery had a slight increase, but overall there were very few specific rises. The rise in burglaries led to the immediate announcement of "Operation Magpie" in late June 2013. The crackdown included roadside checks, in an attempt to disrupt any criminal gangs movements and also a voluntary tag for previous offenders, to rule them out of police investigations. As part of the strategy to tackle crime, Bourne set-up a fund worth £200,000, allowing community groups to apply for grants up to £5,000 to help prevent crime. While many counties were cutting staff during 2013, Bourne announced in the Chichester Oberserver that recruitment had begun for 120 volunteer police in Sussex, and also 60 additional PCSOs.
Katy Bourne
Katy Elizabeth Bourne OBE (née Baxter; born 24 October 1964) is a Conservative politician who has served as the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner since winning the inaugural election in Sussex in November 2012. In 2016 and 2021 she was re-elected for her second and third terms in office. In May 2024 she was elected for a fourth term of office, securing 122,495 votes and a significantly narrowed majority of 23,000 on a turn-out of 24.2%.
After selling her leisure business in 2005, Bourne held a number of political and regional government roles from 2009 onwards. During this period, she served as a Mid Sussex District councillor. Bourne is the Conservative Party candidate for Mayor of Sussex and Brighton in the 2028 mayoral election.
Katy Elizabeth Baxter was born on 24 October 1964. Bourne studied from the age of 10 at Roedean School, which is located on the outskirts of Brighton, until she was 16, when she moved to Aberystwyth University. Her studies at Aberystwyth resulted in her graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
Bourne was the founder of a leisure company, which taught people of a wide age range to dance. She sold the business in 2005, according to the Brighton Argus.
In 2008, Bourne was linked with her first political role, when she became involved with the Conservative Women's Organisation. She became one of three deputy chairmen in 2011, before serving as the national chairman until 2012. Around the same time, Bourne became a Mid Sussex District Councillor for Cuckfield, serving in the role from 2011 until 2013. She has also served as a governor of Oriel High School in Crawley since 2008.
On 15 November 2012, Bourne was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police during the England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections. She won the election with a majority of 24,426 over the Labour candidate. She was then appointed as director to the board of the national College of Policing in 2013.
One of her first initiatives as Police and Crime Commissioner, was the "tweetathon" on Twitter, with the BBC reporting that the reporting of domestic violence rose by more than 50% during a police Twitter campaign to highlight the issue of people not reporting the crime. The work in this field of crime, led to the Sussex police force becoming the first in England to be awarded a White Ribbon status, as part of the White Ribbon Campaign.
During her tenure as the Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police, Bourne achieved a number of goals. Between June 2012 and June 2013, Sussex crime statistics stated that overall crime had fallen by 7% in the county. Some crimes such as commercial robbery had a slight increase, but overall there were very few specific rises. The rise in burglaries led to the immediate announcement of "Operation Magpie" in late June 2013. The crackdown included roadside checks, in an attempt to disrupt any criminal gangs movements and also a voluntary tag for previous offenders, to rule them out of police investigations. As part of the strategy to tackle crime, Bourne set-up a fund worth £200,000, allowing community groups to apply for grants up to £5,000 to help prevent crime. While many counties were cutting staff during 2013, Bourne announced in the Chichester Oberserver that recruitment had begun for 120 volunteer police in Sussex, and also 60 additional PCSOs.