Praise for way force has tackled anti-social behaviour issues
DERBYSHIRE’S Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed positive progress by the county’s police force in tackling anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime.
In her latest performance scrutiny meeting, Angelique Foster received a report on the work being undertaken by officers to prevent crimes such as burglary and theft and deliver a better service to victims of anti-social behaviour (ASB) - a key priority in her Police and Crime Plan.
Since introducing these subjectspecific scrutiny meetings, the commissioner has been clear that she expects to see evidence of positive progress against the priorities in the plan, which were based on public feedback.
Speaking after the meeting, the commissioner said: “I am pleased to see that the proactive work to prevent burglary is having an impact. Burglary has shown a marked decrease, with a year on year drop and is now 28% (1029 offences) lower than the same period in 2020* and vehicle theft is showing a 14% (701 offences) reduction. These are the sort of improvements people of Derbyshire want to see.”
In other developments, the force has stepped up its monitoring work of ASB to identify hotspots. This year’s policing budget set by the commissioner has enabled the force to introduce ASB co-ordinator roles who have a big part to play in the delivery of a multi-agency action plan.
These individuals will support the force’s ASB Lead officer, providing specialist guidance to help deal with the nuisance behaviour that affects the quality of life in Derbyshire Communities.
Crime and ASB is now reviewed daily to identify threat, risk and vulnerability, Problem Management Plans are created to tackle issues robustly while local inspectors receive weekly ASB data and hold fortnightly meetings with staff and partners to jointly respond to problems.
Victims can access support via a link at https://view.pagetiger.com/ asb/derbyshire