Meeting the challenges of policing

Presentation by Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins

February 2016

Operational Challenges

• Bedfordshire faces an unusually high level of serious threats for a force of its size: • High serious crime mix compared to many forces • High risk from extremism • Bedfordshire hosts a disproportionately high number of Organised Crime Groups. • London Airport is the fifth busiest in the country. • The major transport infrastructure, including the two principle roads connecting London with the North, and sections of both East and West Coast main railway lines. • Overall risk pattern only seen elsewhere in large metropolitan forces Operational Challenges: Example 1 Operational Challenges: Example 2 Crime Demand Vulnerable victims by force Cost per Head of Population Officer Numbers Crimes Per Officer Luton Terror links The Far Right and Luton Cost of policing demonstrations Guns and gangs in Luton Productivity Efficiency – Non-staff costs Efficiency – Collaboration

Tri-force already Tri-force coming Other Major Crimes Public Contact Chiltern Armed Custody ERSOU Roads Firearms Licensing CT Dogs Human Resources NPAS Forensics Info Management Standards CCT ICT Op Support Unit Resilience Procurement Efficiency – Better use of Technology

Body Worn Cameras Slate PCs Typed Statements Capture audio-visual accounts of interactions with the Incident Logs - view/update public by officers where an evidential record may be MS Lync – Meetings required. Emails

Internet Drones Missing persons Smart Phones ASB • Normal Phone Functions RTCs • Force Email / contacts /Calendar /Tasks • Tethering • MS Lync (Skype) • Maps / Here Drive (satnav) • Internet Browsing • Officer Pocket Note Book • Around Me – Officer sees incidents mapping Volunteers

A Day in Bedfordshire Police

Incoming Demand Approximately 230 999 calls are received per day On average,7 people a day are Approximately 600 101 Bedfordshire’s Bedfordshire reported missing calls are received per day transport has a Around 200 incidents are networks population of attended every day include Luton International approximately Approximately 110 crimes a day are Airport, the M1 630,000, with recorded Ongoing Demand Approximately 100 and rail links over 100 intelligence reports are created every day to London languages Management of 21 HMIC Engagement Inspections in 2014 spoken. with over 55,000 Over 60 ASB incidents young people in Forfeiture of over 11 Stop and Search a day are reported schools in 2014 £177,000 a year are carried out Over 6000 under the Management of 64 every day There are 1100 proceeds of crime Multi Agency Public members of the police officers for Act in 2014 Protection Around 36 suspects community were Bedfordshire, one Arrangement are arrested and engaged with in Daily management (MAPPA) offenders brought in to police 2014 under for every 570 One person a day will of 232 offenders by and 477 registered custody every day Operation Vision members of the be taken to a place of Integrated Offender sex offenders. public. safety under S136 MHA Management Over 2,700 referrals to PPU from outside agencies in 2014: 377 Domestic Abuse 3 Domestic Abuse Over 350,000 1401 Child Protection cases are referred to 11 Road Traffic people Collisions a day are 979 Vulnerable Adults MARAC daily attended The County of attended. Around 2 Hate River Bedfordshire Approximately 30 Incidents will be Festival in covers 477 Sq Domestic Incidents a day reported per day 2014 miles are reported Luton Around 40 referrals 150 public Carnival to PPU made every events were day: attracts On average, 2 policed in 2014 26 x Domestic Abuse incidents involving 50,000 10 x Child Protection Firearms are people 4 x Vulnerable Adults attended per day every year Control Strategy Priorities updated December 2015

Once a year, the Force carries out a Strategic Assessment from which the Control Strategy and Intelligence Requirements is set. It is reviewed every six months to check whether the priorities for protecting people and fighting crime need to be amended. The themes are linked to the PCC’s Police and Crime Plan which is delivered through the Force’s One Year and Five Year Policing Plans.

The Control Strategy informs how we • Task and deploy our resources • Focus our intelligence gathering and partnership activity • How we train and develop our knowledge New model: How it works

• THRIVE assessment model

Threat, Harm, Risk, Investigation, Vulnerability, Engagement

• ‘Fast’ or ‘Fixed’ response if necessary

• Links to the Control Strategy and recommendations of HMIC

• Savings of £3.7million and reduced demand The ‘Beds’ dilemma

Double Bed - Single Duvet The Chief Constable says we need another 300 officers to deal with this dilemma Funding Formula Review & Impact of Chancellor’s Spending Review

Same size slice of a shrinking cake Police Funding Petition

www.bedspcc.org Questions?