They are part of a 100-strong staff boost to local policing in Greater Manchester at the start of Not in my Neighbourhood Week.

Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: "We are having considerable success in bringing down both knife and gun crime, but we are now putting more effort into tackling the day-to-day issues of crime and anti-social behaviour that have the most impact on communities.

"Currently, our neighbourhood teams are spread too thinly and we want the public to see the impact that more local officers and PCSOs can have.

"It is much better to solve problems than just to move them on to another place. I want to see these additional staff working with local people and other agencies to make neighbourhoods safe and people feel safer."

Greater Manchester Police has unveiled the 104 officers as part of the Home Office's Not In My Neighbourhood Week campaign.
The extra resources have been secured after a three-year deal was struck by GMPA with the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities earlier this year.

Each of Greater Manchester Police's 12 divisions has been allocated six new officers for neighbourhood policing, while a further 32 officers have been allocated to priority areas across the force.

Coun Paul Murphy, GMPA chairman, said: "Greater Manchester communities told us they wanted more officers on the beat and that's exactly what we delivered."

The officers were funded through the police portion of the council tax bill as part of a three-year deal with local council leaders.
The money for the extra officers has come from an increase in council tax bills. After three years they will be kept on using money from within the police budget.