POLICE forces have promised to double down on anti-social behaviour as data shows more than a million cases of the neighbourhood disturbances are recorded every year.
Dedicated operations targeting town centres, street drinking and e-scooters have led to major reductions in criminal and anti-social behaviour in different areas, according to figures collated by the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
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Police forces have promised to double down on anti-social behaviour Credit: Getty
Data shows more than a million cases of anti-social behaviour are recorded every year Credit: Getty
Millions of people report anti-social behaviour (ASB) to cops every year, complaining it is making them feel unsafe in their own homes and towns.
In Horden, County Durham over the last 12 months there was a 35 per cent fall in reported ASB, impart due to better visibility of bobbies on the beat and better tech to track crime.
One town centre hot spot in Leamington saw a 90 per cent reduction in violence and ASB through increased enforcement and more youth engagement initiatives.
Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Catherine Akehurst, National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for ASB, said: “What may seem low level to some can, for others, undermine their sense of safety, erode pride in their neighbourhoods, and diminish overall quality of life.
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“It can isolate people, damage community cohesion, and weaken the trust that the public places in policing and partner agencies.
“To tackle this, our intention is to create stronger partnerships that allow us to gather and use local intelligence more effectively.
“Police record more than one million incidents of ASB every year. We are tackling offenders through a variety of tactics from arrests, to stop and search, targeted patrols, closing properties and subjecting criminals to orders which control their behaviour.
“However, a significant focus for policing has been to improve partnership working when it comes to responding to ASB.”
Since the neighbourhood policing guarantee was announced by the government in April last year, dedicated anti-social behaviour leads have been appointed in all 43 police forces.
Crime and Policing Minister, Sarah Jones, said: “Anti social behaviour is pernicious and chips away at pride in our neighbourhoods. This week is about showing communities that we will not tolerate it.
“Through our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, every community now has named, contactable officers. We’ve put dedicated anti social behaviour leads into every force to drive action and crackdown on ASB.
“We’re putting 13,000 more officers in neighbourhood roles, and new Respect Orders will give police stronger powers to stop persistent offenders and address the root causes of ASB.”
