OFFICERS in Dorset will take to social media today to show a typical day in the force.

The 24-hour live 'Tweetathon' will begin at 9am and finish at 9am on Saturday.

Through the @dorsetpolice account, members of the public will be able to follow updates listing basic details of every enquiry and issue received by the force via 999, 101 and online contact methods, as well as those referred by partner agencies.

The event is part of Dorset Police’s Your Dorset. Your Police. Your View campaign, which this month is focusing on local policing and public contact methods.

It aims to give members of the public an insight into the different types of incidents, as well as the volume of calls, that come through the force command centre and are dealt with by front-line officers on a typical Friday.

Friday into Saturday is typically one of the busier times of week for officers.

On an average day, the force command centre receives 223 emergency 999 calls and 630 non-emergency 101 calls.

Around 1,375 calls are managed through the voice activated switchboard and 1,006 calls are dealt with by a triage team, who decide whether calls need to be referred to call handlers or if callers can be helped another way.

Later in November, as part of the campaign, members of the public will be asked what kinds of incidents they think Dorset Police should be prioritising and what methods of contact they would prefer to use to report different types of issue.

The tweets will give brief details of every enquiry received, how it has come into the force and how it will be resolved, including when issues are referred to partner agencies. Where necessary the details posted will be simplified and exact locations will be removed, to protect vulnerable people or to ensure operational effectiveness.

Assistant Chief Constable David Lewis said: “This Tweetathon event will be a fantastic opportunity to showcase a typical day for Dorset Police and will highlight the varied work that our staff carry out across the county.

“I hope it will allow the public to learn more about the very many incidents, crimes and issues police officers deal with and the vital work that is carried out to protect the public and help keep them safe.” After the event, statistics will be compiled highlighting the percentages of each type of enquiry taken, how they are received and resolved, and any trends as the county moves from a working weekday into an evening and weekend.