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Neighbourhood Watch: Crime continues to fall in Staffordshire
More than 1,400 fewer crimes were recorded in Staffordshire between April and June 2010, compared to the same period last year.
The total number of offences dropped by almost seven per cent to 19,034. During the same three-month period in 2009 the total number of offences was 20,451.
Figures presented to Staffordshire Police Authority today, Tuesday 20 July, show serious acquisitive crime - which includes burglary, robbery and vehicle crime - committed in April, May and June fell to 2,339 from 3,080, a drop of 24 per cent, compared to the same period in 2009.
Business-related crime has also fallen to 2,176 from 2,523, a drop of almost 14 per cent.
The figures for the first quarter of 2010/11 also show a reduction in the number of violence with injury crimes recorded. Between April and June a total of 2,439 were recorded, compared to 2,636 in the same period in 2009 - a reduction of 7.5 per cent.
Dealing with anti-social behaviour (ASB) remains a top priority for the force and police authority. Staffordshire Police continues to work closely with local authorities and other partners to tackle ASB. Between April and June this year 89 per cent of people who called about ASB were satisfied with the overall service they received by the force, compared to 84.6 per cent during the same period last year.
A total of 88 per cent of people calling about crime between April and June this year were satisfied with the overall service provided by police, compared to 87.6 per cent last year.
Assistant Chief Constable Jane Sawyers said: "The drop in crime, and continuing increase in public satisfaction, is very encouraging.
"These figures, for the first quarter of 2010/11, show Staffordshire Police is continuing to make good progress in our mission to keep communities safe and reassured.
"It is extremely encouraging to see more and more people are satisfied with the service they receive from the force when calling to report crime or anti-social behaviour, and we are determined to see that satisfaction increase even further.
"While we welcome the fall in the number of violence with injury crimes recorded there is still much work to do to drive this figure down even further. We are working very hard with our colleagues at local authorities and other partner agencies to clamp down on violence in all of its forms and make the communities we serve even safer.
"We launched Operation Safer Nights across Staffordshire at the end of last year to tackle violent crime - much of which is fuelled by alcohol. Numerous initiatives continue to take place under the Operation Safer Nights banner to reduce violent incidents in our town centres, and this work
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The key word here is
The key word here is RECORDED. If it is not recorded it is not on the stats. So if some one gets a beating in the street and they are either to scared to make a complaint , can not be bothered because they do not think anything will be done or say they will report it the following day and do not then it is not recorded. This goes for any number of incidents that happen in the city centers that is why the stats say it is getting better but most people know in fact it is not. That is why most people stay away from town and city centers at night.
Statistics are like bikinis very revealing but all the really interesting bits are hidden.
To be honest I'd not even
To be honest I'd not even heard of the safer nights scheme. I don't know if our recent assistance with the kids getting out of hand down the park is part of it, or just Inspector Hardens clamp down.
I like the analogy about the bikinis.
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