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Meeting as the Crime & Disorder Committee,
to receive a presentation on, and to consider:
The performance of the Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership
in 2010-11.
The Community Safety Plan for 2011-13.
The changes to policing affecting Bracknell Forest.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
RESOLVED that the
Chairman of the Thames Valley Police Authority, Mr Khan
Juna,
be co-opted onto membership for
this meeting.
Tim Wheadon, Chief Executive
and Chair of the Community Safety Partnership, formerly the Crime
& Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP), introduced Ian
Boswell, Community Safety Manager, who gave a presentation on the
Community Safety Partnership’s performance in 2010/2011 and
the Community Safety Plan for 2011/2014.
The Committee noted:
- the overall reduction
in crime by 10% in Bracknell Forest over the last 12
months;
- the graphs plotting
the reduction in crime during the life of the CDRP Plan, 2008/2011
and the various crime
categories;
- the groups involved
in delivering crime reduction;
- the growth of the
CADIS database since its inception in 2003 and its contribution to
the reduction in anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The Community Safety Plan for
2011/2014 would be launched next week.
Its key objectives were:–
- to reduce crime
- six priorities on domestic abuse,
violent offences, serious sexual offences, serious acquisitive
crime, damage to property and youth crime;
- to reduce ASB - three
priorities on nuisance ASB, personal ASB and environmental ASB;
and
- to reduce the fear of
crime and anti-social behaviour - three priorities on establishing
the level of fear and setting a three year target for reduction,
informing the community of the levels of crime and ASB, and
supporting a process of communicating with
neighbourhoods.
The following points arose in
members’ questions:
- There were statistics
on detection rates, but the trend in reported crime figures were
more significant in terms of the number of victims of
crime..
- The effect of
incidents in Broadmoor Hospital on the recorded crime
statistics. CI Bowden referred to the
difficulty of influencing what happened in Broadmoor.
- The behind-the-scenes
investigation following a burglary.
Cases were not closed until all avenues of investigation had been
exhausted. ACC Campbell advised
Councillor Finnie to contact CI Bowden outside of the meeting in
relation to the incident he had referred to.
- One member referred
to an incident of ASB in Bracknell Town centre, expressing
disappointment with the Police response. CI Bowden explained the
approach taken to such incidents and the possibility of considering
the implementation of Designated Public Place Orders. Police strategy included the intention to
re-invigorate the Bracknell Businesses against Crime and to ensure
that response to incidents was fast and proportionate.
- ACC Campbell observed
that perceptions of crime can differ from reality. Victims of crime
had nevertheless reported a high rate of satisfaction with Thames
Valley Police action against crime.
- Despite current
economic restraints, CI Bowden had greater personnel
resources.
- CCTV was being
evaluated to determine the value of fixed and mobile cameras, also
the impact of Automatic Number Plate Recording cameras.
- The need to reassure
residents that resources would not be reduced.
ACC Campbell said there were no plans to divert resources from
Bracknell Forest as there was no wish to punish
success. Work was being undertaken on
developing the role of the Special Constable.
- Following some
violent and tragic cases of ASB elsewhere in the ...
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