Partick West Multi Member Ward Plan 2014

Our focus. Your priorities.

This policing plan highlights priorities 4. Road Safety that your community has identified You told us of your concerns for us to focus on this year. about people drink driving and engaging in irresponsible driving. Our focus is to reduce crime and disorder to create safer communities. We have already begun acting We aim to work closely with our on your concerns and we are partners to find effective long-term sure you will have already solutions to the issues raised. noticed some improvements in the West area. Local Priorities

Your priorities for the Partick West area are:

1. Violent Crime You have told us your concerns regarding the level of assaults and other violent crimes including serious assaults and robberies.

2. Antisocial Behaviour You highlighted concerns about people, in particular young people, obtaining alcohol and thereafter engaging in antisocial behaviour, carrying out acts of vandalism and disorder.

3. Housebreaking and Theft You told us you were concerned about the theft of personal property and break-ins to property.

Our actions to date.

Tackling Antisocial Behaviour We targeted known offenders On a daily basis, we have carried and ensured that appropriate bail out high visibility foot and cycle conditions were imposed on those patrols in the areas causing you the arrested for such crimes. This was a greatest concern. The aim of these partner focussed operation including patrols has been to reduce disorder Community Safety , local and deliver public reassurance in housing associations, homeless units your community. The locations of and the local Procurator Fiscal. our patrols are reviewed daily. Bike Marking Events Partnership Working We have held numerous local Bike We have worked effectively in Marking events to deter the theft partnership with Community of pedal cycles and return any Safety Glasgow and the housing recovered bikes to owners. These associations to identify those who events have been well received and persistently engage in antisocial will continue over the coming year. behaviour. We have made use of contact cards to monitor young Road Safety people on the periphery of crime We have continued to target and where appropriate, we have irresponsible drivers, in order to conducted joint intervention reduce road deaths and injuries visits with our partner agencies, in the area. The types of offences to help deter such behaviour. we have focussed on are those that impact directly on road safety Communication/Feedback like speeding, drivers using mobile To help us keep in touch with phones, vehicle users failing to wear you, we have dedicated additional seatbelts and drink/drug driving. community police officers to patrol your area and listen to your concerns. We have also used our twitter feed to update you with appeals, news and information about local policing in the Partick West area.

Housebreaking and Theft Operations RAC and Fortress last year saw officers target housebreaking offences in your area. In the coming months.

Violence Drunk and Disorderly Behaviour We will continue to identify and We will continue to work in manage individuals involved in partnership with local licensed violent crime. Working in partnership premises and their staff, to tackle the with Community Safety Glasgow issues of drunkenness and related and the Procurator Fiscal, we will disorderly behaviour, as well as the ensure that bail conditions and sale of alcohol to under-age youths. exclusion orders are regularly requested and robustly policed. Housebreaking and Theft We will continue to tackle Antisocial Behaviour housebreakings in the area by We will continue to target under-age deploying uniform and plain drinking and antisocial behaviour. clothes officers to deter and detect Our Community Policing Team will such crimes. We will also provide continue to note details of young crime prevention information to people found on the periphery of the community through social crime or congregating in disorder networking sites, newsletters and ‘hot spots,’ to enable joint visits to partner agencies including the take place and we will work closely Neighbourhood Watch Association with local schools, to engage and Community Councils. with young people regarding the misuse of alcohol and drugs and Road Safety the wider impact of antisocial We will continue to dedicated high behaviour on the community. visibility patrols in key locations to detect motorists who drive in an Partnership Working inappropriate manner including those We will continue to work with local who continue to drink and drive. housing associations to target those who continually commit acts of antisocial behaviour. We will fully support the use of ASBOs and where appropriate, we will share information with partners to assist in the early intervention with problematic tenants. Keep up to date. Follow us.

Partick West Multi Crimestoppers Member Ward Team If you have information about Our team covers Broomhill, crime in your area and wish , Partick and Jordanhill. to provide it anonymously, call the independent charity Contact Details CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111. Glasgow West End Police Office 609-611 Dumbarton Road Further Assistance Glasgow G11 6HY Service users who are deaf or have a hearing impairment can contact (Open 0700-0000hrs every day) Police via TextRelay in an emergency on 18000 or Follow us on Twitter non-emergency on 18001 101. @GlasgowWPolice If you, or anyone you know, requires Call Us further assistance regarding this Telephone 101 and you document please contact your local will be connected to your Community Policing Team or our local policing team. Diversity Unit by calling 101 or by email at: Group e-mail address PartickWestCPT@scotland. [email protected] pnn.police.uk

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