Cleveland Police Welcomes HMIC Report on ASB
Thursday, 21 June, 2012
Cleveland Police is welcoming the findings of a follow-up inspection on antisocial behaviour by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
It comes as the latest antisocial behaviour figures show a continuing decrease - during May 2012 it was down by 23.1%, which means 1048 fewer victims, compared to May 2011. This follows an annual reduction of 7.6% between 2010/11 and 2011/12.
The report highlights that Cleveland has made progress in how it tackles antisocial behaviour since the first inspection in Spring 2010, but also recognises that the Force needs to be able to consistently identify repeat and vulnerable antisocial behaviour victims.
The report also highlights the improvement that officers and staff are now regularly briefed about antisocial behaviour issues and that there is a system in place which flags up ASB hotspots so that extra patrols can be concentrated in these areas.
It also acknowledges that the Force has continued to develop IT systems to improve the data gathered around ASB in order to better allocate resources and share this information with partner agencies.
HMIC also carried out a survey of people's experiences of reporting ASB, which found that the majority of people were satisfied with the service they have received.
T/Assistant Chief Constable Adrian Roberts said: "Since the 2010 inspection, the force has been working to improve its processes and procedures for tackling ASB. By the time of the most recent inspection, we already had plans in place to tackle the majority of additional issues now highlighted, particularly in relation to improving our identification of repeat and vulnerable victims.
"This work is progressing well and delivering results. Certainly we know that there are consistently fewer victims of ASB than there were previously, which is a significant achievement.
"ASB continues to be a top priority for the Force, and I believe that our effectiveness in tackling this alongside other forms of criminality is reflected in our public confidence ratings which continue to place us top in the country."
