Aims of the Seminar

Present the work to date to develop the 3 year Safer Swansea Strategy

Highlight National, Regional & Local drivers Make links to Community Strategy ‘Ambition

is Critical’, CYP Plan, Health Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy, Local Development Plan & Community Safety Plan

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PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION Provide the context of Past developments of

the Safer Swansea Partnership To raise awareness of the Present work of

the Safer Swansea Partnership To enable the audience to provide feedback

to influence the content of the Future Safer Swansea Strategy 2011-2014

……Where have we been?....Where are we now?....Where are we going? And Why?

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Crime & Disorder Act 1998

Established Community Safety Partnerships Established Youth Offending Teams Brought in ASBOs Section 17 provided a legal duty on the Local

Authority to carry out its functions with due regard to the need to prevent crime and disorder

Police & Crime Act 2009 Make CSPs Responsible Bodies For Reducing Reoffending

Strategic priorities 2008 - 2011 Far wider consultation, not only with Partner

Agencies but with voluntary groups and local councillors

Priorities Working together Children and young people Alcohol and drugs ASB Protecting the public Volume crime

Working Together 2008-2011

Data Sharing Sharing Resources/Skills Supporting one and other Share objectives Joint office

Children & Young People 2008-2011 Protecting CYP from crime Preventing CYP from committing crime Ensuring CYP feel safe with information to

make informed choices Enabling CYP to develop into positive

members of society Providing opportunity for CYP to influence

Safer Swansea

Alcohol and Drugs 2008 - 2011 Reduce harm caused by alcohol and drugs Improve treatment services and support to

reduce drug overdoses To undertake enforcement operations against

organised crime groups who bring drugs into the City

Anti Social Behaviour 2008-2011 Reduce ASB in the communities To coordinate information more effectively to

improve the way Safer Swansea tackles ASB Understand different strands and perceptions

of ASB Improving action to deal with ASB

Protecting the Public 2008 - 2011 Protecting people from serious crimes, offenders

and hazards Giving the most vulnerable, including children,

elderly or disabled people the protection they need Supporting and protecting victims from hate crime Carefully managing offenders Maintaining community safety by reducing the risks

posed by international terrorism Improving road safety

Volume crime 2008 - 2011

95% of all crime in Swansea

There has been considerable success in this area Focus now on Violent Crime

…………Some real Successes..

Excellent successes

Total crime Per fiscal year in Swansea since 2004/05

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

Series1 24368 23806 22331 22,456 21,930 18552

2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

Comparing last 2 years there were 3,779 less victims in 09/10 v 08/09

Excellent successes

37% Reduction in Crime in last 7 years Comparing last 5 years there were 5,860 less

victims in 2009/2010 than in 2004/2005 Recently detection rates have also increased

significantly by some 7.3%

Youth Offending Bureau

The All Wales Youth Offending Strategy(2004):

“… there is no contradiction between protecting the welfare of young people in trouble and the prevention of offending and re-offending … young people should be treated as children first and offenders second...”

(All Wales Youth Offending Strategy, 2004)

…….How effective at reducing offending?

Bureau Outcomes

2008/9 274 YP First Time Entrants into CJS 2009/10 153 a fall of 44% IN FTEs

2008/9 119 YP offended after a pre Court Disposal 2009/10 26 YP only re-offended a fall of 78%

2008/9 52 out of 119 YP receiving a traditional CJ pre Court Disposal re-offended..44%

2009/10 only 3 out of 135 YP receiving the new NCJ disposals re-offended..2%

SMAT Successes

April 2010 - Abertawe Alcohol & Drug Assessment Service (AADAS) - provides a comprehensive assessment and initial care plan

The Place - the only under 18 direct access substance misuse assessment and treatment Service in Wales

October 20010 - PARIS rollout all substance misuse agencies (Social services and MH) in Swansea are now fully linked via the computerised management system

August 2010 SMATS performance and management unit moved into the Partnership Office at Cockett Police Station

Tough Choices

Testing on arrest for Acquisitive crime Last year 200 tests a month in Swansea 45% positive (35% Cardiff) 1064 Positive tests in Swansea 73% opiates

(50% Cardiff) 18 people tested positive 6 or more times 129 live cases a month this year 54 completed de-tox programme April 2011 Specialist Drugs Courts

Integrated Offender Management Generally at any one time over half of

Swansea’s PPO population will be in Prison Presently widening PPO cohort into an IOM

cohort Working with probation and other CJ

agencies to enforce sentences more effectively

Work under DCJG commenced across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot

Anti Social Behaviour

Enhanced Team and Processes Victims, particularly Vulnerable a Priority Victim Champion appointed Managing some 300 incidents a month (from

90) …..to effectively identify Victims, hot spots and offenders

REASSURANCE

How many agreed that police and local council are dealing with ASB and crime issues in the area? 49.8% √ Better than force Average

How many feel Police would treat them with respect? 85.4% √ Better than force Average

How many agreed Police would treat them fairly? 72.8% √ Better than force Average

61.5% agree the Police understand the issues affecting their community √ Better than force Average

Victim Satisfaction

Quality of Service

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84.1%

RAG Status:

Whole Experience

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85.2%tu

85.1%

71.7%

94.6%

Target

Treatment

96.5%tu

95.9% 96.5%tu

Eastern Central Western

Follow Up

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70.6%p

Northern

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Year To Date (Sep 2010)

82.3%

97.8%Ease of Contact

Actions Taken

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86.7% 86.2% 87.0%tu tu tu

87.0%

On or better than target

Better or equal to last year

Worse than last year

97.5%

85.0%

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95.0% 94.9%tu tu

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84.0%

So to Do

Currently Engaged 83

Completed Project 77

Total Engaged 160

Fishing

Hair & Beauty

Outcomes of So To Do

Development of YIP referral system Development of better Measuring tools Re-

Outcome Improved Behaviour and attendance Reduction of Exclusions Reduction in Offences / Offenders /

Sentencing across the whole of Swansea (YOS data)

Celebrating Success

“As a school, we have seen behaviour and attendance of pupils engaged with the project improved significantly. Of these pupils, a large number were on the brink of exclusion”

Lynette Johnson D/Head Dylan Thomas

Work to date on New Strategy Strategic assessment completed National, regional, local contexts considered Community engagement undertaken Practitioners seminar 24/9/10

Conclusion

Strategic Assessment, scanning and engagement demonstrates the 2008-11 Safer Swansea Strategy is generally fit for purpose

Volume crime has been replaced by City Centre Violent Crime

Community Cohesion added

With Overarching themes of; Integrated Offender Management (IOM) Reassurance Community Engagement

Working Together 2008 - 2011 Using volunteers/street pastors/students/

NW/crime fighters More Joined up Criminal Justice working Better Communication and understanding

between agencies Share Information Lack of confidence in each other Co-location of agencies Working patterns of agencies/ Joint operations

gaps in attendance

Children & Young People 2008 -2011 Relevant and priority Truancy action needed to be addressed …. what’s making

them truant? So to Do success… Reduce Duplication/enhance partnership Clear roles and responsibilities … responsibility of all More provision ..vacant council owned properties Focus on safeguarding Coordination of CYP Partnership…number of agencies…

plans need to steer resources Good Citizenship…promotion of young people

Alcohol and Drugs 2008 - 2011 Relevant/priority linked to all Long term

prevention/education/mentoring ..targeted Top 20 work Early intervention/identifying risk Agency involvement Options on addressing issues ..SMAT/specialist

or community based Difficult to convince public re spends Intelligence from CCTV

ASB 2008 - 2011

Relevant/priority .... expectation of public Manage perception of public .... scaled approach to ASB Early intervention Give communities empowerment Lots of resources … agencies to be mapped Focus on quick hits and publicise Duplication of agencies .... joined up Promotion of restorative justice Rewarding good behaviour Data sharing Targeting prolific offenders/areas and repeat victims

Concern re increase as a result of job losses

Protecting the Public 2008 -2011 Understanding of Public protection Relevant – priority … not relevant/not a priority…interlinked Evaluation of actions Early intervention /targeting offenders but also victims Options to do so…what /who can assist Use existing resources…smarter….risk management Definition very broad, some aspects relevant some not …

safeguarding/domestic violence CYP and Families Group to cover some aspects Community cohesion to cover others

Violent Crime 2008 - 2011

Not priority already being tackled …very relevant Opportunities for charging retailers Transport of drunks Change of legislation re sale and management .. plastic

glass Community Safety accreditation .... door staff Review of licences … visits by committee Health/education involvement Change culture within City - family CCTV Lighting/redevelopment of city enhanced /exploited

more Intervention/education/prevention by partnership agencies

Community Cohesion 2008 -2011 Relevant/Priority linked to all other

areas ..theme in all priorities Lack of understanding of area/language

used Protect vulnerable Education of public Engagement of hard to reach groups Need Community Cohesion Strategy ….

caution re language and focus

The way forward Swansea Community Safety Partnership Timeline

Partnership

Overview

And Scrutiny

Committee

C.S.PSteering Group

Partnership

Overview

And Scrutiny

Committee

Partnership

Overview

And Scrutiny

Committee

Partnership

Overview

And Scrutiny

Committee

C.S.PSteering Group

C.S.PSteering Group

255th Oct

9th Nov20th Dec 11th Jan 2011 14th Feb 8th March 11th April

Proposed period for Public consultation

Commence and complete work for 2011 – 2014 C.S.P strategy

Sig

ned

off

Rat

ified

Prepare for implementation Implement

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Submission to partnership

1st April