QUARTERLY POLICE and CRIME PLAN PERFORMANCE REPORT 1St January to 31St March 2019
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QUARTERLY POLICE AND CRIME PLAN PERFORMANCE REPORT 1st January to 31st March 2019 Disclaimer Safer Communities This is about partners working together with the communities of South Yorkshire to Much of the performance indicator data used in the graphs in this report is help them feel and be safe by: not yet fully audited and is subject to change as records are up dated and Prioritising joint problem solving, protecting vulnerable people, preventing crime quality checks undertaken. Therefore, data is subject to change until and anti-social behaviour, delivering victim led services, addressing the causes of published by the Office for National Statistics and cannot be reproduced offending and sharing data and good practice. without permission from the owner of the data. Trust and Confidence in Police and Crime Services Introduction This refers to treating everyone fairly and in accordance with their police and crime needs by: The Police and Crime Plan for South Yorkshire is published by the Police and Understanding different communities and taking action to address their concerns, effectively managing calls for service, understanding factors affecting trust and Crime Commissioner (PCC). It outlines his priorities for the area and how he will work with the police and partners to achieve them. confidence including of hard to reach groups, putting in measures to provide a better experience for victims and taking action to address workforce issues. The Police and Crime Plan 2017-2021 was renewed in 2018. The overall aim remains: For South Yorkshire to be a safe place in which to live, learn and work. This Serious and Organised Crime can be achieved by: Protecting Vulnerable People South Yorkshire Police also have a role in tackling crime on a regional, national and Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour international scale by working in partnership to counter threats to national security as well as building specialist capability and raising awareness of cyber dependant Treating people fairly and cyber enabled crime. The outcomes in support of the aim for 2018/19 were Safer Communities Trust and Confidence in the Police and Crime Services Efficiency, Effectiveness and Value for Money Serious and Organised Crime Efficiency, Effectiveness and Value for Money This is about making sure that police and crime services provide value for money to the public by pooling funding where this would provide a better service. It is also This report aims to provide an overview of the progress of all policing and about working smarter and equipping officers with the training, equipment and crime partners across South Yorkshire against achieving the four outcomes of technology they need and reporting regularly on successful delivery of agreed the Plan. The report does not include everything being delivered. More savings plans. information can be found on the PCC’s website www.southyorkshire- pcc.gov.uk . 1 POLICE AND CRIME PLAN – SUMMARY DASHBOARD SAFER COMMUNITIES Measure Year to March 18 Year to March 19 Comparison All recorded crime 141,918 145,950 Recorded anti-social behaviour 57,544 39,937 Recorded residential burglary 10,594 10,190 Recorded domestic abuse 16,918 21,155 Measure Q3: Oct 18 to Dec 18 Q4: Jan 19 to Mar 19 Comparison Victim satisfaction (% at least fairly satisfied) 75% 74% Change not significant TRUST AND CONFIDENCE Measure Year to March 18 Year to March 19 Comparison % of people who are very or fairly confident 43% 38% that the criminal justice system is effective % of people who are very or fairly confident 47% 44% that the criminal justice system is fair % of people who agree that the police are 28% 23% dealing with things that matter in their area % of hard to reach people saying they have 76% No data overall confidence in South Yorkshire Police SERIOUS AND ORGANISED CRIME Measure Year to March 18 Year to March 19 Comparison Violence against the person 38,256 45,817 No. of selected offences involving a knife 1027 (year to Dec 17) 994 (year to Dec 18) 2 1. Safer Communities Keeping communities safe is not a job the police can do alone and needs a partnership approach. A key objective for partners in keeping communities safe and helping people feel safe is preventing crime and anti-social behaviour including tackling the recent spate of violence in the form of knife crime. Over the past 12 months residents have also highlighted burglary as a particular issue that affects how safe they feel in their community. Protecting vulnerable people, such as those who are victims of hate crime or domestic abuse, is also a key objective for partners, as well as providing effective and accessible support services for those who have been the victims of crime. A number of performance indicators have been chosen for this report to give a broad overview of the effectiveness of partners working together to tackle these issues and data can been seen in the following graphs. As well as looking at data and performance indicators, there is also information about the range of work going on aimed at keeping communities safe - details of which are included after the graphs. All Crime S. Yorks most similar group comparison- Year to Dec 2018 140 126.4 109.2 110.7 120 102.4 107.6 90.8 100 82.1 83 80 60 40 20 0 Rate per 1000 population Source: South Yorkshire Police – Most recent unaudited data subject to change Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) There has been a generally increasing trend of total recorded crime in South South Yorkshire rank fourth out of eight for the rate of all crime per 1000 Yorkshire since April 17, although with some periods of fluctuation. Total recorded population in the year to Dec 2018 when compared to other forces that are seen crime also rose nationally in the 12 months to Dec 18. Part of the increases can be as most similar to South Yorkshire. This is better compared to the previous period attributed to better recording by the police. (year to Dec 2017) when South Yorkshire was ranked seventh out of eight. 3 Source: South Yorkshire Police – unaudited data subject to change Source: South Yorkshire Police – unaudited data subject to change The number of recorded anti-social behaviour incidents has shown a generally There has been a falling trend in residential burglary during 17-18. From April 2018 falling trend over the past year and is lower than for the same period last year. The the trend has started to increase slightly peaking at November before beginning to levels have been falling from April to October 18 and then remained fairly stable to fall again, although the levels are higher than the previous year, often the winter March 19. months will see an increase in burglary. The recorded level of hate crime, which is identified as one strand of vulnerability, is increasing in South Yorkshire - this is in line with the national picture. The results will partly reflect the fact that South Yorkshire Police and the PCC work to make sure people are confident in reporting hate crime. Sep to Feb 18 saw a dip in the levels of hate crime being reported before rising up to March 19. The numbers remain higher than the previous year. Source: South Yorkshire Police – unaudited data subject to change 4 Source: South Yorkshire Police – unaudited data subject to change Source: South Yorkshire Police – Victim Satisfaction Survey. Domestic Abuse crimes are higher in 2018/19 than 2017/18 with an increasing trend Overall satisfaction of victims with the service they received from South up to July 18 since when, there has been a slight decrease in crimes. Figures will Yorkshire Police is currently falling from April 2018; however the changes are partly reflect the increased focus on identification of crimes from all domestic abuse not statistically significant. Comparisons since April 2018 may be affected by incidents reported and the work done to encourage victims to report domestic specifically including vulnerable victims in the survey sample since April. The abuse to the police. police are working to understand the reasons for this but analysis shows that victims are less satisfied with the “follow up” and “actions taken” aspects of their support and so this is an area of particular focus for improvement. 5 1. Safer Communities The programmes are reaching young people who are in or on the peripheries of ASB, using prevention based activities to stop offending and involvement in the Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) criminal justice system. The think series programmes have contributed to a CSPs are a key way in which all partners across South Yorkshire work together to significant reduction to the number of young people becoming first time entrants keep people safe. CSPs are made of up of representatives from South Yorkshire across the borough of Doncaster. This model can be used successfully to prevent Police, Local Authorities, Health services, Housing Associations, Fire and Rescue young people being drawn into more serious criminal activities. Services and Criminal Justice partners covering, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. The PCC holds bi-monthly meetings of the County Wide Community Safety Barnsley – Safer Barnsley Partnership Forum where representatives from each partnership meet together. This is how the The Safer Neighbourhood Service has continued to develop and continues to attract Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and Sheffield partnership have been working to a wide range of partners to work together in order to tackle common problems tackle issues of concern to local residents. within local communities. These range from low level anti-social behaviour to high level enforcement activities such as Injunctions, Closure Orders and Property Rotherham – Safer Rotherham Partnership Possessions. The Council continue to issue a large number of environmental The Safer Rotherham Partnership (SRP) continues to work together with local enforcement fixed penalty notices and are currently leading the way with regards partners to increase community safety in the area and has been reviewing its vehicle seizures for those individuals involved in fly-tipping offences.