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Satisfaction on the increase (NCDP release)

Over the past four years we asked local people to identify the issues that affect them the most. Anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, burglary and car crime are the issues of most concern.

In response to these concerns various agencies from across the city have worked together to organise a number of activities and operations such as data sharing, the use of civil powers (such as ASBOs), SmartWater, crime reduction campaigns and Nottingham's Safer Neighbourhood teams. This and other initiatives has led to a dramatic reduction in crime across the city.

Some examples are:

• Well documented reductions in burglary and car crime - burglary falling by 41% and car crime falling by 54% since 2003/04
• The recently published Place survey indicates local people are reporting a growing satisfaction with the progress made so far
• The survey shows that the number of people who think anti–social behaviour is a problem in their neighbourhood is 29%. A similar survey taken in 2006/07 indicated that 42% of people thought it was a problem.
• Perceptions of drug dealing and drug use have also fallen when comparing the two surveys.  The Place survey shows 42% of those questioned believe that drug use and dealing is a problem compared to 54% two years ago.

Despite the significant reductions we are committed to making further reductions and activities to tackle these issues will continue.

The Crime and Drugs Partnership and our partners will continue to seek the opinions of local people and work together to address the issues they raise.

Councilor Graham Chapman Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council said,

“The council and the government have invested enormous amounts into policing and crime prevention over the last 10 years and it seems to be paying off. Not only is crime dropping but people are just beginning to appreciate the changes and improvements being made. This gives us comfort that, although there is still much to do, we are on the right track”.

Chief Superintendent Shaun Beebe the Divisional Commander said,

“This significant decrease in perception of anti-social behaviour and drug related crime as a problem, demonstrates how effective our neighbourhood policing teams and our work with the City Council has been at making our communities feel safer”.

Alan Given Chief Executive Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership said,

“This survey shows that local people do feel that issues that most concern them are being addressed and that the collective efforts of all our partners are bearing tangible and sustained improvements in local neighbourhoods.

We will continue to target the anti-social and criminal minority with all the resources at our disposal and drive down crime and anti-social behaviour still further”.

For more information, visit the Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership website or contact us on 0115 915 6360.

(Thu, 02 July 2009 09:00:00 GMT)

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