tayside police annual report 2008-2009

Chief Constable’s

annualperformancereport2008/09

www.tayside.police.uk

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words ofappreciation

A great big thank you to thePolice Officer who came to myrescue after an incident on theAlyth-Blairgowrie road. Yourhelp was much appreciated.JM, Alyth

contents


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Convener’s Message P 04

Tayside Joint Police Board P 05

The Force Executive P 06

Chief Constable’s Foreword P 07

Key Performance Indicators P 08

Standards of Service P 09

Objective 1 P 10-17

Objective 2 P 18-22

Objective 3 P 23-27

Statement of Corporate Governance P 28

Statistical Information P 29-39

Useful Contact Numbers Back Coverand Information

convener

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Convener’s MessageFirst of all, let me thank my colleagues on the Tayside Joint Police Board for the verysupportive and positive way they have contributed to the operation of the Board overthis last year. It is a pleasure to convene a body where all members are working with oneaim – the continuous improvement of policing in Tayside, to the satisfaction of all who livein the area. Tayside is a pleasant area to live in, but we are not immune from the manyproblems that beset other parts of the country. Board members have an important roleto play. We are here to support the force executive in the delivery of policing but also toquestion and scrutinise policy while also informing and encouraging, and I’m pleased tosay, there is a very strong, respectful relationship between board members and seniorofficers and staff who attempt at all times to answer members’ concerns.

The very informal evening sessions with senior officers dealing with any aspect ofpolicing, local or national are proving to be most useful.

Over this past year, Tayside Police has continued to deliver a first class service to theresidents of the area and that despite this being a year of change at the ‘top’. TheBoard has appointed three new senior officers. Kevin Mathieson taking over as ChiefConstable in July with Justine Curran being appointed deputy in February of this year.Justine brings with her vast experience and new ideas gleaned from her policing servicein Manchester and Merseyside and will, I’m certain be a superb asset to the force.Finally, Bill Harkins, who is well known, especially in the Angus area where he wasformerly divisional commander, before service with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate ofConstabulary, was appointed Assistant Chief Constable.

It is a measure of the level of respect the force is held in, that we have been able toappoint officers of such quality.

Policing is ever changing with new demands and forever higher expectations. AsConvener of the Board I am confident that Tayside Police Force is well able to continueto provide the quality of service, members of the public quite rightly expect, but I willtake this opportunity to remind people that policing is a partnership and the force willalways welcome any assistance the public can give.

Councillor Ian MackintoshConvener of Tayside Joint Police Board

words ofappreciation

Thank you foryour excellentinput on ourrecent volunteertraining. Yourinput explainedthe CriminalJustice Systemand the role ofthe policeextremely welland feedbackfrom participantshas been verypositive.

Victim Support,Montrose

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board

Tayside Joint Police BoardTayside Joint Police Board shares responsibility for Tayside Police with the ChiefConstable, and with Scottish Ministers. The Board is made up of members from eachof the three Local Authorities which cover the Tayside area. The Board meets four timesa year, with meetings rotating annually between Dundee, Forfar and Perth. There arealso Appointments, Complaints, Finance, Personnel and Audit Sub-Committees.Meetings, unless specified, are open to the public. The current Board comprises thefollowing members:

ConvenerCouncillor Ian Mackintosh JP Angus Council

Vice ConvenersBailie George Regan JP Dundee City Council CouncillorArchibald MacLellan Perth & Kinross Council

Angus Council MembersCouncillor Robert G Myles JPCouncillor Mark SalmondCouncillor Sandy West

Dundee City Council MembersCouncillor James Barrie JPCouncillor Helen Dick JPCouncillor Christina Roberts JPBaillie Roderick A J WallaceBaillie Helen W Wright JPCouncillor Richard McCready

Perth & Kinross Council MembersCouncillor Lewis D D SimpsonCouncillor David M ScottCouncillor Alexander J StewartCouncillor Kenneth LyallCouncillor Peter Mulheron JP

ObituaryCouncillor Frank Ellis, who was a memberof Tayside Police Joint Police Boardpassed away in April 2009, havingsuffered from cancer for some time. MrEllis, who represented Monifieth andSidlaw, had been a councillor since 1994.He devoted his time and energy to servethe people of Angus over many years, andwill be sadly missed by his constituentsand the Board.

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executive

The Force Executive

Chief Constable Kevin Mathieson

Deputy Chief Constable Justine CurranProfessional Standards, Business SupportDepartment, Force Information andIntelligence Division

Assistant Chief Constable Bill HarkinsCentral Division, Eastern Division, WesternDivision, Operational Support Division

Director of Corporate Services -Doug Cross OBE FCMAFinance, Contracts/Procurement,Legal Services, Estate, Fleet, ExecutiveSupport, Safety

Director of Personnel and Development –Moira Docherty MCIPDHuman Resource Services, StaffDevelopment and Training, OccupationalHealth, Recruiting

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foreword

Chief Constable’sForewordKevin Mathieson

I am delighted to present my first Annual Report as Chief Constable of Tayside Police.

This past year has seen a number of organisational changes to the Force as we havesought to develop our information management and intelligence capability togetherwith our response to unplanned critical incidents and public protection. Through acombination of further civilianisation of police officer roles and the welcome additionalinvestment from the Scottish Government we have also further increased the numberof front line officers available to police the communities of Tayside.

In performance terms this has been an outstanding year for Tayside Police with overallrecorded crime down to the lowest levels for at least a decade and our detections ratessimilarly the highest for at least a decade, and probably more. The communities whichmake up the Tayside Police area are now experiencing the lowest levels of domestichousebreaking, vandalism and car crime for a generation and within these decreasingcrime groups we are arresting and reporting an increased percentage of offenders.

In addition to this year-round performance we have also responded positively to anumber of difficult homicide and other major enquiries this year and have successfullyconcluded each one.

One of the areas of concern for members of the public in the past has been our callhandling performance and I am pleased to say that those issues have all been resolvedand we are now consistently meeting and exceeding national standards.

This success is the product of a very committed and skilled workforce, both policeofficers and police staff, combined with the tremendous support and assistance wereceive from Tayside Joint Police Board, our partners and members of the public.Without that support we could not operate nearly as effectively and I am grateful for allthe assistance we have received in seeking to make communities safer.

Importantly, our much improved performance has created an opportunity for the Forceto concentrate more fully upon delivering an enhanced community policing approachand better quality of service delivery. Both areas are the focus of our current attentionand it is our ambition to considerably improve upon what we currently do and creategreater public trust and confidence in all of our work.

2008/09target

Key Performance IndicatorsCategory

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indicators

Crimes group 1-4 recorded

Crimes group 1-4 detected

Violent crime recorded

Violent crime detected

Housebreaking recorded

Housebreaking detected

Motor vehicle crime recorded

Motor vehicle crime detected

Vandalism recorded

Vandalism detected

Road casualties – persons killed or seriously injured

Children (under 16) killed or seriously injured

Slight casualties

Drug offences – supply & possession of Class A

999 telephone response times

Sickness absence – police officers

Sickness absence – police staff

Reports to Procurator Fiscal

Reports to Children’s Reporter

23627

45.4%

613

84.5%

1058

30.8%

2326

30.1%

7638

30.6%

305

39

1138

280

90%

4.6%

5.2%

80%

80%

20548

47.6%

696

82.8%

725

32.8%

1755

34.2%

6130

31.5%

250

20

852

362

92.8%

4.3%

5.2%

86.7%

69.9%

2008/09result

targetachieved

2007/08result

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

Objective 1 – Make our communities safer by working more closely with our partners

Objective 2 – Increase public trust and confidence

Objective 3 – Improve the efficiency of our organisation

21593

44.7%

651

79.3%

911

29%

2154

29.9%

6804

29.9%

260

25

957

267

87.7%

4.6%

5.6%

77.9%

72.2%

Standardsof ServiceTayside Police care about the communities and peoplethat we work with. We want to provide the best possibleservice to everyone we come in contact with. Thefollowing standards show the commitment Tayside Policehas in achieving this high level of service.

We will strive to:

• Answer emergency calls within 10 seconds

• Prioritise requests for assistance and tell you whatour response will be

• Provide you with the most appropriate response

• Keep you informed of actions taken and anyoutcome

• Respond professionally and courteously throughout

• Deal objectively and sensitively with anycomplaints you have about us and, in so doing,actively seek a positive resolution

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objective 1

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We will make communities safer by working more closely with our partners to:

• Reduce alcohol and drug related crime and disorder

• Reduce crimes involving violence

• Target dangerous and irresponsible driving

• Protect children and other vulnerable people

We are working to make your Community Safer

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The first deployment of the Community Task Force was

launched in Arbroath at the end of September. Named

Operation Inchcape, this unique approach to policing

comprised a dedicated team of seven Constables and one

Sergeant who worked together to target specific

problems in the community – drugs, alcohol-related

problems, crime, road safety and anti-social behaviour.

The team was deployed to Arbroath for four months in

order to make a sustainable improvement to the quality

of life of Arbroath residents. The Community Task Force

was assisted through partnerships with other agencies

such as the NHS, Tayside Fire and Rescue, Angus Council

and the Angus Community Safety Partnership. The aim

of the Task Force was to provide better partnership

working at tactical level and to develop long term

solutions to the issues affecting communities. For

example, to introducemore activities for young people to

discourage them from drinking and anti-social behaviour.

Superintendent EwenWest, DeputyDivisional Commander

said, “The work being carried out by the Community Task

Force in Arbroath is not a quick fix. This is a dedicated

team of officers who will be in Arbroath, supporting the

work already being done by their beat officer colleagues,

to make a real difference to the lives of people who live in

the town. Tayside Police alone cannot tackle drugs,

violence and anti-social behaviour. Only by working with

others, be they in the health service, education

departments or communities themselves, can we begin

to make significant inroads.”

The results achieved during Operation Inchcape prove its

effectiveness. For example, drugs with a street value of

almost £14,000 were recovered, and 37 individuals were

reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with this.

Individuals found with drug habits were encouraged to

seek medical or counselling assistance and given

information packs – some of these people have since self-

referred. Youngsters who were found in possession of

alcohol were taken to the police station and their parents

were summoned. Closure orders were obtained for

premises which were the focus of on going anti-social

behaviour, and warrants and bail conditions were

enforced.

The high profile presence of the Community Task Force in

Arbroath has made a real difference within the

community with a clear message going out that any kind

of unlawful or anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

The people of Arbroath have been left with increased

confidence to report issues of concern, in the knowledge

that positive and prompt action will be taken, as local

officers continue the good work, and effective

partnership working.

Community Task Force is Launched in Arbroath

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Spotlight on Domestic Abuse

In January, Tayside Police became

the first Force in Scotland to

introduce a ground breaking multi-

media initiative designed to

educate and engage Tayside

communities in issues around

terrorism. The event, ACT NOW,

thrusts participants into the role of

becoming counter terrorism

investigators who are required to

work through a fictitious terrorist

incident. During the course of the

investigation the participants

receive intelligence upon which

theywill make crucial decisions that

affect the lives of citizens in their

communities. In addition to this the

investigators are also required to

deal with the media, and to speak

with communities, looking in

particular at reassurance and

involvement of key individuals.

Around 30 members of

communities across Dundee

attended the event at the Hilton

Hotel. Chief Superintendent Colin

McCashey said, “The ACT NOW

initiative is just one part of a great

deal of work being carried out in

Tayside around counter terrorism.

This work is aimed at raising

awareness of the issues associated

with it, promoting the need for

vigilance and involving a range of

partners and community members.

There are four strands of the

counter terrorism work nationally –

prevent, pursue, protect and

prepare. In Tayside, the ‘prevent’

leg takes priority and includes a

wide range of projects across the

Force area.”

ACT NOW –a Scottish First forTayside Police

A Safer Scotland Campaign, supported by the Scottish Government, andhighlighting the issue of domestic abuse, ran from 8 December to 18 January tocollate information on domestic abuse within the Tayside area. This informationhas been used as a snapshot of just exactly what is happening, what action is beingtaken, what support there is for victims and what action is available to deter thoseresponsible for committing crimes of domestic abuse.

A Tayside Community Justice Authority (CJA) Domestic Abuse Seminar was heldon 5 March, with the aim of formulating a Domestic Abuse Strategy for the Taysidearea, with three main areas of focus – victims, perpetrators, and joint working.

DCI John Caughey, the lead officer for domestic abuse in Tayside, said, “Thefocused period has been very useful, and has served to demonstrate the size,complexity and scale of domestic abuse as an issue within our local community.On average every week 100 domestic related incidents occur within the Taysidepolice area, and of these, the number of repeat incidents at the same address isquite startling, running somewhere in the region of 50%. Perpetrators of domesticabuse are committing criminal acts and that is the approach of Tayside Policewhen dealing with such incidents. The information clearly demonstrates thatconcerted, joint action is needed to address this issue, which was exactly the aimof the seminar.”

In Angus, officers joined forces with the Angus Partnership on Domestic Abuse toshow their support for the White Ribbon Campaign. This is a campaign for mento wear white ribbons as a symbol of their pledge never to commit, condone orremain silent about violence against women. During November and Decemberofficers across the area wore white ribbons, and worked together with ArbroathFC to promote the campaign at their home match against Peterhead on 13thDecember. White Ribbons were also available from police stations across Angus.Chief Superintendent Alan Campbell said, “Domestic abuse is a serious problemwhich affects many women living in Angus. Levels of violence and abuse areunacceptable and we are working with our partners to reduce this and show thatwe will not condone any kind of violence against women. I support this campaignwholeheartedly and hope that it will raise awareness, particularly with men, to theproblem of domestic abuse which is often a hidden problem but one which candestroy lives.” Anyone who has been a victim of domestic abuse can call the24 hour domestic abuse helpline on 0800 027 1234.

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Tayside Police realise that town and city centres havedifferent needs at different times of day. Night timecan bring problems to these areas, so we haveincreased our presence at this busy time.

Centre Safe, the initiative designed to keep Dundee CityCentre a safe place to be at night during the weekend,continues to be a success. High profile patrols ensurethat people enjoying a night out feel secure andconfident in the city centre. From April 2008 to January2009 over Friday and Saturday nights, 228 fixed penaltynotices were issued for offences such as breach of thepeace and vandalism, 142 arrests were made, and 45litres of alcohol were confiscated.

From 12 December to 10 January, dedicated patrolswere carried out in Perth town centre and othervulnerable areas under the ‘Home Safe’ initiative. Withthe addition of taxi marshalls operating in Perth’s maintaxi rank, street pastors at weekends, and the use ofCCTV, the initiative was extremely successful. 82officers in Perth alone took part in the initiative, withfurther officers carrying out similar activity in otherareas of Perthshire. As a result of this highly visibleinitiative, youth incidents and serious crimes in the areahave been reduced significantly, and members of thecommunity tell us they feel safer.

Protecting Your Town Centres at Night

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Whilst enforcement forms the backbone of the policingeffort to encourage safe driving, many other activities areundertaken to lessen the risk.

Eastern Division has been at the forefront of usingpowers granted to the police by the Antisocial Behaviour(Scotland) Act 2004. Drivers who fail to driveresponsibly or drive in an antisocial manner receive awarning on the first occasion. If they fail to heed thewarning, the next step is to have their vehicle impounded,with a costly sum to reclaim it. In 2008, over 150 driversreceived a warning, with 44 eventually having theirvehicle seized. These figures are higher than any otherforce in Scotland.

Working in partnership with Angus secondary schoolsand Angus College in Arbroath, the Driving Ambitionsprogramme has been enhanced and is now delivered towell over 1000 5th and 6th year pupils and collegestudents. This day-long training involves basic vehiclemaintenance and advanced driving techniques, with theaim of encouraging young drivers to drive sensibly andsafely, whilst showing respect to other road users.Several local businesses and Angus Council Departmentsare also benefiting from this programme as part of theirHealth and Safety at Work training.

2008 saw the launch of Operation Bandit, a force-wideinitiative which sees officers from all over the forceworking together to disrupt criminals who use the roadsnetwork. High profile road-side operations now takeplace every month, involving the deployment of cutting-edge number plate reading technology. Vehiclesidentified as being involved in crime or other offences arestopped and drivers questioned. In the first OperationBandit in May 2008, numerous drivers were arrested orcharged with offences ranging from possession of drugs,driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance orwanted on outstanding warrants.

The development of Greenknowes Wind Farm nearGlendevon was a considerable task for RPU officers, whowere responsible for co-ordinating and escorting thesizeable and abnormal loads from the Port of Rosyth tothe destination at Glendevon. Each wind turbine wasdivided into five loads comprising three blades, a hub anda tower. The route was planned to precision and the loadsbecame a frequent sight travelling along the A9 south andacross to the wind farm itself.

‘Operation Sooka’ saw officers throughout WesternDivision receive training and carry out tank dipping forillegal/stolen fuel. This led to an increase in the number ofvehicles seized for these offences. Unlicensed scrapmetaldealers were also targeted in an attempt to reduce thenumber of metal thefts in the division.

We are reducing dangerous andirresponsible driving on your roads

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Fighting the battle against drugsOne of the highest priorities of Tayside Police is toreduce the level of drug taking, drug dealing and drugrelated crime in the area. The following examplesdemonstrate just some of the initiatives that arehelping to achieve this.

Operation Waterloo was launched in Dundee during2008 to address the serious problem of drug dealingand related problems that drug use brings, such astheft, prostitution, violence and anti-social behaviour,primarily in the Hilltown area of the city. ChiefSuperintendent Colin McCashey said, “Tackling thedrugs supply in this city is a top priority for me,because of the harm it does to people living in ourcommunities. It is important for people to see that thisproblem is being dealt with robustly by the police.”Since the implementation of Operation Waterloo, theamount of drug dealers appearing before the courtshas increased notably, and the amount of drugs beingrecovered has also increased. In addition, TaysidePolice has secured a number of closure orders toremove residents who persist in anti-social and criminalbehaviour.

The Community Task Force were the first officers inTayside Police to use a pioneering device that candetect traces of illegal drugs on people’s hands. The‘Itemiser’ monitored revellers going into pubs andclubs over the course of a weekend in December. The£25,000 device allows officers to swab people’s handsand instantly detect whether or not that person hashandled illegal drugs. People who were approachedwere not legally required to provide a hand swab, butdid so on a voluntary basis when requested.

Developed from an idea in Central Division, TaysidePolice in Angus, along with Angus Council, NHSTayside and the Angus Drug and Alcohol Team (DAAT)have issued information cards advising the public whatto do should they find discarded needles and syringes.Some areas in Angus – as in other areas in Tayside andindeed Scotland – are on occasion affected by theinappropriate disposal of drug-related litter. As aresult, the information cards give information aboutwhat to do if anyone in the community comes acrossdiscarded drugs paraphernalia and at the same time,the cards urge users of needles and syringes to disposeof these items safely and responsibly.

Addressing Alcohol IssuesAs has been well documented in the media recently,alcohol misuse continues to be a huge problem for thecountry as a whole. Over consumption of alcohol canlead people to do things they would not normally do,

sometimes resulting in them becoming aggressive,being disorderly and committing crime. Tayside Policecarry out a range of initiatives which raise awareness ofthe social and health issues associated with alcohol.

Tayside Police and their partners in Angus inconjunction with Focus on Alcohol and Tesco storesused a new way of getting useful alcohol-awaremessages to consumers over the festive period.Bottle-neck collars bearing valid information aboutoffences for supplying alcohol to under-18s and drinkdriving warnings in particular in relation to the morningafter were ‘worn’ by 15,000 bottles of wine and spiritsin Angus’ Tesco stores. The collars reminded peoplethat buying alcohol for youngsters is an offence thatcan attract a fine of up to £1000. They also gaveadvice against driving the morning after a night out, asalcohol takes a long time to leave your system, and youmay still be over the limit. In a similar scheme, Asdastores across the north east of Scotland, includingstores in Dundee, carried tips for a safe Christmas on600,000 bottles of milk.

In another partnership project with Focus on AlcoholAngus along with the Angus Community SafetyPartnership, Tayside Police introduced a leaflet over thefestive season for distribution within the county, withpersonal safety information and advice. The leafletwas designed to mimic a Christmas food menu.Constable Derek Mitchell, Crime Reduction Officer said,“Personal safety is always a topical subject and isparticularly relevant at this time of year when we arelikely to see an increase in alcohol consumption bymembers of the public. This in turn can lead toincreased vulnerability and fewer inhibitions amongstlate night revellers. The Festive Season Safety Menuprovides simple precautions and advice. If heeded, itwill reduce the opportunities of someone being avictim of crime.” Copies of the leaflet were distributedto licensed trade establishments within Angus andwere also available from local police offices.

Angus Designated Driver Scheme (ADDS) sent out asimple message to anyone who was set to enjoy anight out over the Christmas and New Year period –always designate your driver before you plan a nightout. All pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants and nightclubswithin Angus were invited to join the scheme, whichwas aimed at reducing the number of alcohol relatedincidents on Angus roads. Wanda Gove, Road SafetyOfficer said, “Participating premises offer soft drinks atdiscounted prices or free of charge to customers whoare carrying two or more passengers when they informstaff that they are a designated driver. They will thenbe provided with a small badge that identifies them asa designated driver when they attend at the bar to takeadvantage of the relevant discounts.”

We are combating alcohol and drug problems in your area

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From its beginnings at Strathclyde Country Park in 1994 tothe fantastic surroundings of Balado in 2008, T in the Parkhas grown in size and influence to become one of themost important and critically acclaimed music events onthe international festival circuit. Now attracting some80,000 music fans from all over the globe each day, T inthe Park is consistently a sell out success. This popularitycan be attributed to the festival’s unique atmosphere,enhanced by the firm but fair engaging policing styleadopted by Tayside Police.

Tayside Police made 67 arrests at T in the Park in 2008 –only one more than in 2007. Of the 67 arrested, 30 werekept in custody on charges relating to theft and drugoffences. There was one serious stabbing incident at theevent. Two men were later arrested for this offence, andthe victim went on to make a good recovery.

A brand new web-site was launched this year by TrafficScotland and festival organisers to provide travelinformation for people both attending and affected by thefestival. People were encouraged to use public transportas much as possible. Tayside Police used a ‘blimp’ for thefirst time to provide aerial views of traffic movements.Entrances to car parks were improved and early openingon the Thursday spread the flow of traffic prior to thefestival commencing on Friday lunchtime.

Event Commander, Chief Superintendent Matt Hamiltonsaid, “It is a credit to the tens of thousands that flocked toBalado this weekend and to the various agencies thatmake this terrific event possible, that we can report thatincidents of crime and disorder were very low. Ourofficers have told me that they have experienced a good-

natured crowd on each day that has been intent onenjoying themselves. Tayside Police were happy to playtheir part in ensuring that happened.”

The Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally returned toPerthshire in August. A ceremonial start in Perth CityCentre was followed by 5 different closed forest racestages around Highland Perthshire. Around 130 differentrally vehicles took part with an estimated 15,000spectators around the course. Sixteen officers fromTayside Police were on hand to ensure that spectatorscould move about the region from stage to stage safely.The day long event passed without major incident andwas once again deemed to be a great success – despitethe last stage being cut short due to a fire service vehiclebecoming stuck on the course!

Police in Perth faced a new challenge when Sir Elton Johncame to town on 6th July. 16,000 people attended theconcert at the city’s McDiarmid Park, home of StJohnstone FC, and was the biggest show ever staged inthe city. Local officers made sure that everyone attendingthe concert was kept safe before, during and after theevent. St Johnstone managing director Stewart Duffadmitted he had been delighted by the concert’s successafter years of chasing a top act for Perth. He said, “I haveto pay tribute to the many officers within Tayside Policeand Perth and Kinross Council who have all made a majorcontribution to a great evening. We welcomed 16,000people and the stadium was absolutely rocking thanks toa great performance by Sir Elton John. This was the veryfirst pop concert that we have staged here at McDiarmidPark. I am hopeful that other promoters might now lookat Perth in the future for their top artists.”

You can enjoy local events safely

Photo courtesy of Graeme Hart/Perthshire Picture Agency.

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Success of ArbroathFriday ‘Nite’ ProjectA Friday night initiative in Arbroath’s Saltire Centre has hada dramatic influence on under-age drinking in the area. Theidea for the ‘Friday Nite Project’ stemmed from communitywardens talking to young people in the regeneration area ofthe town. From there, the Focus on Alcohol Angus Projectbecame involved to establish the initiative, along with TaysidePolice, Angus Council and Tayside Council on Alcohol. Aprogramme including a range of leisure, educational andsocial activities for young people are available at the SaltireCentre every week, and the youngsters have a say in whatthey would like to see included.

Commenting on the impact of the project to date, ArbroathInspector Callum Leith said, “This is a great project thatTayside Police will continue to support with partners. Havingthe doors open at a facility that can welcome and cater forup to a hundred young people on a Friday night, when weknow young people may go out to drink, makes a verypositive difference for both residents of the Arbroath areaand Tayside Police. I am most heartened that a recent surveyhighlighted the positive difference the project has madewithin the town. The fact that young people are saying theyare now ‘not drinking’ or ‘drinking less’ as they prefer to goto the project at the Saltire Leisure Centre is excellent news.This means officers having to deal with less youth problemsborne out of alcohol misuse.”

‘thnk b4 u drnk tnt’An innovative arts theatre project created by groups ofpupils from all Angus secondary schools took place at theWebster Theatre, Arbroath in June. The event exploredyoung people’s lives in relation to the issue of alcohol andconcentrated on providing messages about underagedrinking ‘from young people, to young people’. It wasdeveloped by the Focus on Alcohol Angus project working inpartnership with teachers, police officers and youth workersin Angus.

The pupils involved in creating ‘thnk b4 u drnk tnt’ had theopportunity to think about their experiences of whathappens when they drink alcohol. This resulted in the pupilsdevising their own materials for a nine-piece theatreproduction which was aimed at third year pupils in Anguswho visited the Webster Theatre over a two day period tosee the schools perform in the production. In addition, No1for Youth in Forfar held a young people’s competition to findthe best written song that explored alcohol misuse. Thewinners performed their piece at the beginning of the show.

Inspector Ron McNaughton said, “This is clearly an innovativeapproach in attempting to achieve our aim to raise alcoholawareness amongst our young people and highlight theassociated dangers of alcohol misuse.”

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We will seek to increase public trust and confidence by:

• Increasing the number of officers, and their visibility,within communities

• Delivering our Service Standards

• Reducing our carbon footprint

We will be more visible within your Community

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In the past year, increasing numbers of officers in

Dundee have been using pedal power to get around.

At the moment there are 12 bicycles available for use

in the Division which will rise to 20 by this Summer.

Officers using bicycles on their beat can cover a much

larger geographical area in one shift – visiting more

‘hotspots’ than on foot. The bikes have been

particularly successful at events such as the Scottish

Labour Party Conference where officers on bikes gave

a highly visible presence in a busy pedestrian area.

Partner organisations can now see the benefit of

using bikes on patrol, and some have expressed an

interest in funding bikes, including Dundee City

Council who has donated two bikes as part of their

Smarter Choices, Smarter Places Project. Bikes are

also being used more in rural areas across Tayside.

Uniformed police patrols have increased in Dundee to

provide reassurance to law-abiding residents. This

high profile approach sends a clear message to drug

dealers and other criminals that they are not welcome

in the city and their behaviour will not be tolerated.

Mobile CCTV has also been used regularly to help

identify any ongoing incidents and issues, including

gathering information against anti-social neighbours

who are causing amisery in the street where they live.

On Your Bike!

Perth now has 30 community officers serving all areas ofthe town. This expansion has taken place to tackle anti-social behaviour and for Tayside Police to form closerlinks with communities in Perth. These officers are highlyvisible, conducting patrols either on foot or by bicycle.

Having localised teams in this way means the publicwill have an immediate response if they needassistance. Police officers having closer links withlocal residents can also help to resolve problems andlower crime rates. Officers in the town centre will bepresent over the weekend until the early hours,covering the time when the town is busiest andproviding cover when it is most needed.

Community Crime Officers

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Community Equalities Advisory GroupTayside Police have, in partnership with Perth & KinrossCouncil, established a Community Equalities AdvisoryGroup for the local authority area. These volunteeradvisers are invaluable in helping Tayside Police in itsdrive to continuously improve service delivery andpromote better community relations. Membership isopen to anyone with the ability to examine what thepolice do and give constructive advice to help improvelocal policing services.

Superintendent Craig Suttie, Deputy DivisionalCommander forWestern Division said, “We appreciate thevalue of community involvement and are seeking tobroaden the representation of our independent ‘criticalfriends’ to fully reflect the diverse communities we serve.We want people who are willing to work with us at a locallevel to help improve the quality of our service byaddressing concerns, barriers and issues that may affectthem or others in their community, particularly where age,gender, disability, race, religion, or sexual orientation maybe a factor.”

The group works jointly with Tayside Police andCouncillors from Perth & Kinross Council on local policingand Community Safety issues developing and improvingthe quality of services to ensure that they are fair andaccessible to all by:

• Promoting equality of opportunity for all.

• Promoting good relations between, and positiveattitudes towards, people from diversebackgrounds.

• Finding and removing any unlawful discriminationor harassment.

• Encouraging under-represented communities tobe part of the Force decision making process.

Migrant WorkersRepresentatives of the Angus Community PlanningPartnership visited farms in the Angus area in Juneto provide safety advice and information on localservices to seasonal migrant workers. The eventsinvolved members of Angus Council, Tayside Fireand Rescue and Tayside Police. Ron McNaughton,Community Safety Inspector with Tayside Policesaid, “We recognise the benefits migrant workersbring to our area. As in all communities our aim isto ensure that all those living andworking in Angusfeel safe, secure and confident. With the help ofinterpreters we are seeking to engagewithmigrantworkers face to face to engender confidence inlocal services and to provide themwith informationon personal safety.”

We will work with all communities within Tayside

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Residents in Angus Council’s 27sheltered housing complexes joined theDoorstoppers Campaign and becameNeighbourhood Watch and ‘no coldcalling’ areas. The campaign ispromoted by Angus Council, TaysidePolice, Angus Care and Repair, TaysideFire & Rescue Service andNeighbourhood Watch schemes to giveolder people and more vulnerableresidents additional protection fromunscrupulous doorstep sellers androgue traders. In addition, Stagecoachbuses in Angus carried messages toimprove awareness of the DoorstoppersCampaign during July and August.

Community Safety partners in Perth &Kinross, including Tayside Police, haveintroduced a Nominated NeighbourScheme to assist in preventing boguscaller crime and to help older andvulnerable members of the communityto feel safer in their own home.Residents are provided with a card thatthey can hold up to a window or showthrough the gap in the door when a coldcaller arrives. The card states ‘I do notrecognise you. Please go to number XXwho is my nominated neighbour. Theywill check your identity and return withyou.’ Through this scheme, vulnerableresidents have the opportunity to dealwith unwanted callers without having totake decisions on their own, or evenhaving to enter into direct conversationwith them.

Outreach is an Army Cadet initiative that is supported by Tayside Police. The project involves taking groups of

primary seven children from across Perthshire, and introducing them to various team activities, culminating in a

weekend camp at Barry Buddon. The children who take part in this are those who are acknowledged to have

difficulties in school and who show tendencies towards disruptive conduct. This project - which was awarded as

being the best in the UK last year - encourages the children to meet and work together before they go to

secondary school where traditionally there have been separate factions.

Outreach

Wildlife Schools Project1500 primary 6/7 pupils from across Tayside takepart annually in a wildlife crime project run byTayside Police. They are given information via anhour-long DVD, and then are set a series ofprojects. One of this year’s projects was tohighlight how at risk the Scottish wildcat is withnumbers falling due to persecution andhybridisation with feral domestic cats. Pupilswere asked to think about this, and to design aposter which could be used as part of a publicawareness campaign. As the example hereshows, the children took part in this taskenthusiastically, with very colourful results!

Looking After Your Neighbours

objective 2

The Force Communications Centre (FCC) comprisesthe main control room based in Police Headquarters,Dundee, covering Dundee and Angus, with asecond control room in Perth covering Perth andKinross. The FCC deals with all 999 calls in theForce area and directs police resources to anyincidents requiring a police attendance. It also dealswith many of the non-emergency calls which comeinto the Force.

The FCC handles a large volume of calls averaging4,400 ‘999’ calls and 25,000 non-emergency callsmonthly.

A number of changes have been made to the FCC inthe past year to improve the service it provides. Theamount of staff dedicated to call handling hasincreased by 56%. Most police officers have beenreplaced by police staff, freeing up the officers foroperational duties. These changes have increasedthe efficiency of call handling and have led tosignificantly improved results – in April 2008 the keyperformance indicator for the number of 999 callsanswered within 10 seconds was 84%. This has nowincreased to 95% in December 2008 (the nationalKey Performance Indicator is 90%). A mystery

shopper analysis, independently carried out inNovember, concluded that the service provision byTayside Police is ‘excellent’.

Another improvement to the FCC was theintroduction of a mobile phone text messagingservice to help people who are deaf, hard ofhearing, or speech impaired to contact the Force.It is important to us that all members of the publiccan contact us easily, and this new service providesa great solution. Those who wish to use the servicemust register with Tayside Police first and thetelephone number is issued to registered users toreduce the number of false or hoax calls. To date,around 70 people have signed up for the service.

Perhaps the most significant change to the FCCrecently has been the introduction of a new singlenon-emergency number in March. Feedback fromthe public showed that the existing number wasnot easy to remember and there were concernsover the cost of calls. The new number – 0300 1112222 – is easier to remember and makes it lessexpensive to members of the public who wish tocontact us by phone.

We are making it easier for you to contact us

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0300 111 2222 • 0300 111 2222 • 0300 111 2222

0300 111 2222 • 0300 111 2222 • 0300 111 2222

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objective 3

We will seek to improve the efficiency of our organisation by:

• Making the most effective use of our staff

• Improving our business processes

• Developing the potential of our staff

We are developing and increasing our workforce

objective 3

As you may be aware, the Scottish Government has committed to providingScotland with extra police officers. Tayside Police Recruitment section hasworked hard to recruit additional police officers and levels of recruitment thisyear are considerably higher than the average for the past 10 years. In the pastyear a significant number of new special constables and police staff have alsobeen recruited.

In addition the Force has implemented the 30+ scheme which allows policeofficers to continue to serve in their existing role when they otherwise would haveretired. This allows the Force to retain highly trained and specialised officers,thereby minimising recruitment demands and training costs.

Details of our recruitment processes can be found on our website at

Recruitment

During 2008, we carried out an

exercise, using a secure on-line

questionnaire, to expand on the

areas we monitor for equality.

Tayside Police, as with all public

sector organisations, has legal

duties to ensure that we are a fair

employer and we are working

towards our aims of having a

workforce which is more reflective

of the local communities we serve.

The workforce profile, together

with more detailed analysis of

statistics, enables us to highlight

key issues and take action to

address these. For example, we

identified that we employ

relatively few young people

(under 25 years old) and the

average age of police officer

recruits during 2007 was 28 years.

As a result, the recruitment team

has worked hard to attract more

young people to apply to join the

force, whilst also making sure that

we consider applications from

older age groups. This has

resulted in an increase in younger

applicants and recruits.

Traditionally, the majority of police

officers have been men, however

this has changed significantly over

the past 15 years and 25%of officers

are now women. In addition, the

number of minority ethnic officers

and staff has gradually increased as

the local population has become

more diverse.

(See p35-36 for more details).

Equality andDiversity


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Tayside Police have joined forces with NHS Tayside tobegin a three year Police Surgeon Services pilot whichsees nurses working in police custody areas. Two full-time nurses will be on duty at all times and, whilstbeing based at Police Headquarters in Dundee, willalso have a remit to travel out to divisional custodysuites. Forensic sampling services will also beprovided where possible by trained specialist nurses.Detective Superintendent Roddy Ross said, “Inaddition to providing better medical care in our cellsthis initiative helps some of the most vulnerable peoplein society access treatment facilities at a much earlierstage, which can only be of wider benefit.”

New Shared Facilityin Monifieth

Nurses Trial in PoliceCustody Suites

Angus Council’s ACCESS office premises in Monifiethare now being shared with Tayside Police in a movewhich draws together two important services underone roof. Tayside Police staff moved into theACCESS office in August 2008. While Angus Councilstaff continue to provide ACCESS services, they nowalso deal with routine police enquiries such as lostand found property. Local police officers also nowwork from this office. Chair of Angus CommunityPlanning Partnership, Councillor Bob Myles said,“Community planning brings partners together toensure our service planning is joined up and that weachieve the best value we can for the people ofAngus, by using the resources given to us to deliverservices. This is a prime example of communityplanning in action and this will further strengthen thepartnership working which already exists betweenAngus Council and Tayside Police.” By coincidence,the ACCESS office premises were the original site ofMonifieth Police Station until the 1950s.

We are improving our processes and making themost of our resources

Words of AppreciationI would like to thank you for your help when mypurse was stolen. The Officer concerned phoned tosay the three men had been arrested. I hope thatwill make them think before stealing again.

NH, Perth

objective 3

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Outstanding Achievement CelebratedConstable Sandra Hutton fought off stiff competition to win an

award for her service to the community at a glittering awards

ceremony hosted by the British Association ofWomen in Policing

(BAWP) and Jane’s Police Review in May. The awards were

presented by Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary

and BAWP President Julie Spence, who said, “We received over

90 nominations across 10 award categories this year, all of which

were of a high calibre. The decision of who to present the awards

to was not an easy one, but those who were finally chosen were

so because of their exceptional contributions to policing.”

Sandra then went on to win an International Community Service

Award, and travelled all the way to Darwin, Australia to collect

her award at the 2008 International Association ofWomen Police

Training Conference. Over 500 delegates from across the world

took part in the conference and paraded through the streets of

Darwin in an opening ceremony. Since the creation of BAWP

2006, 12 British officers have won international awards.

We are proud of our staff’s achievements

Words of AppreciationThe compassion your officers showed following my elderlymother’s fall was second to none.

MW, Dundee

Nomination for Community Police Officer of the YearA Tayside Police Officer was short listed for the Community Police Officer of the Year Award run by Jane’s PoliceReview magazine. Constable Alan Leitch, who has worked in the Muirton area of Perth since December 2006, wasnominated by the Force for his part in helping to stem crime and anti-social behaviour that was threatening tojeopardise a £40 million housing investment scheme. Members of the local Community Regeneration Partnershipremembered Alan’s support from a project he helped out with 14 years previously and asked if he could be broughtback to the area to help with some of the problems being encountered.

As soon as Alan started working in the Muirton area he began briefing new tenants and enlisting their help in raising andmaintaining standards of behaviour in the area. He introduced weekly meetings with three housing associations inMuirton, as well as the first ever NeighbourhoodWatch Scheme in the area. He now has a twice weekly drop-in ‘surgery’at the local secondary school, which gives pupils, teachers and support staff the chance to talk to a police officer.

Inspector Andy McCann, Head of Community Safety in Perth and Kinross said, “There is little doubt that ConstableLeitch has been a catalyst for success in the Muirton area when there were real threats to the community.”

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Public Protection and JusticePublic Protection and Justice is responsible for fourareas – each provides a framework, policy and supportto the divisions who look after operational policing.

Public Protection – There are three Public ProtectionUnits across the Force. Each of these ensures thatgood practice and innovation are identified and sharedacross Tayside in high risk areas such as themanagement of registered sex offenders, childprotection, youth justice and adults at risk.

Criminal Justice - There have been significant changesin Criminal Justice in recent years in order to deliverspeedier justice and the Police have a key role incontributing to improvements. The changes areintended to increase the public's confidence in theJustice system and to reduce re-offending.

Community Safety - There is a general understandingthat prevention is better than cure in policing and thesepreventative measures come under the general headingof Community Safety. The Tayside Police CommunitySafety Officers play a very interactive role with thepublic, giving them information on how to stay safe andavoid becoming the victim of a crime, and also indeveloping strategies for reducing crime across thearea.

Major Crime Support - The Police Service is oftenjudged on the way it deals with high-profile seriouscrime. This department ensures that Tayside Police hassufficient specialists to deal with major crime, and thattheir training and equipment is current. This is also theliaison point for the Forensic Science Gateway whichprovides Forensic Services to the Force and is a vitalcontributor to the investigative strategy of the Force.

Force Information & IntelligenceDivision (FIID)The Force Information and Intelligence Division (FIID)was created on 31 March 2008, a first for Scotland, andbrings together a number of departments andfunctions within the Force charged with theresponsibility of managing or processing informationand intelligence. These departments used to workindependently of each other, but bringing them alltogether into one division has resulted in much moreefficient communication and sharing of information.The division is sub-divided into two main sections:

Intelligence Section, which incorporates the ForceIntelligence Bureau responsible for IntelligenceManagement, the Intelligence Analyst Unit, FinancialIntelligence Unit, Telecommunications, the IntelligenceDevelopment Unit and Special Branch.

Information Section, incorporating the functions ofInformation Governance, Records Management,Freedom of Information, Data Protection and Audit,Information Processing, Data Input and Maintenanceand Disclosure.

In commenting upon the work undertaken in settingup the Division over the last year, Chief SuperintendentArron Duncan, Head of FIID, commented that, “Themain purpose surrounding the creation of the FIID wasto maximise the use of information and intelligence inline with force objectives and to minimise risk, whichincludes the Force, our staff, our partners and thepublic. To that end the last year has been extremelybusy with a wide variety of challenges which includednot just the setting up of the new department as ameaningful structure but also the reviewing of workpractices and processes. This has enabled longstanding conventions to be challenged and changes,where appropriate, to be introduced that are alreadystarting to deliver in terms of identifiable andmeasurable business benefits.”

Focus on New Departments

Words of AppreciationThank you for another excellent presentation to our pupils– relevant, interesting and well delivered.

Morrison’s Academy, Crieff

Words of AppreciationThanks to your officers for the super job they did inassisting us in re-capturing 6 of our racehorses which hadescaped. GB, Glencarse

statement

Statement of CorporateGovernance

statement

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I am responsible for the development, implementation and management of the Board’s Local Code of CorporateGovernance and part of this responsibility extends to reviewing and reporting annually on compliance andeffectiveness in practice of the Code.

In addition, the Chief Internal Auditor is required independently to review our corporate governance arrangementsand provide a report and opinion on these each year to the Board.

A schedule has been produced which demonstrates how the Force discharges the principles of the Code across itsdivisions and departments under each of the five dimensions:

• Community Focus

• Service Delivery Arrangements

• Structure and Processes

• Risk Management and Internal Controls

• Standards of Conduct

The Force has underlined its commitment to corporate governance in a number of ways this year, most notably by:

• Setting and publishing challenging performance targets in pursuit of improvedservice delivery and meeting or performing well in each of those areas.

• Engaging with our communities and other stakeholders on a regular basis.

• Monitoring performance against Force targets and objectives and ensuringperformance management remains a priority.

• Provision of a risk management workshop to senior staff resulting in thedevelopment of a revised corporate risk register.

• Adoption of the EFQM model to drive improvement forward within the Force.

• Implementing a range of service delivery improvements under the Force’sADVANCE programme.

• Reviewing the scrutiny arrangements of the Board to combine these within anAudit and Scrutiny sub-committee.

• Supporting the development of the Single Outcome Agreements in the constituentcouncils.

• Re-focusing our business continuity methodology.

Further work will take place next year in the following areas:

• Development of an overarching risk management strategy and divisional/departmental risk registers to embed risk management further within the Force.

• Completion of the work around business continuity methodology.

• Carrying out a formal review and update of the Local Code against the newCIPFA/SOLACE guidelines.

Accepting that this further work will be undertaken in 2009-10, I am satisfied, based on statements and reportsprepared by the Chief Officers of the Force and Chief Internal Auditor that our corporate governance arrangementsare adequate and operating effectively.

Kevin MathiesonChief Constable


statistics

Group 1 CENTRAL DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION TAYSIDE POLICE

Classification of Crimes April 2007 to April 2008 to April 2007 to April 2008 to April 2007 to April 2008 to April 2007 to April 2008 to

and Offences March 2008 March 2009 March 2008 March 2009 March 2008 March 2009 March 2008 March 2009

Group 1 – Crimes of Violence Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made ClearedKnown Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up

Murder 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 5 6 7Attempted Murder 18 18 24 23 21 21 10 10 17 17 25 26 56 56 59 59Culpable Homicide 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1Serious Assault 103 74 130 88 63 57 54 51 52 50 60 56 218 181 244 195Robbery (incl attempts) 121 53 136 79 15 12 14 10 40 28 37 28 176 93 187 117Child Cruelty/Neglect 40 39 57 54 24 24 35 37 10 10 21 21 74 73 113 112Poss of a Firearm w/I to end. life 14 13 8 8 3 3 6 6 1 1 2 2 18 17 16 16Abduction 18 16 8 9 7 7 13 13 7 7 16 16 32 30 37 38Threats 13 9 6 5 6 5 5 6 3 3 18 18 22 17 29 29Others 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 4 2

Table 1 332 223 373 271 142 131 139 135 134 120 184 170 608 474 696 576




Group 2 – Crimes of Indecency Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made ClearedKnown Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up

Rape 37 27 27 20 10 15 15 12 8 9 12 8 55 51 54 40Assault with intent to Rape 3 2 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 3 6 6Indecent Assault 59 34 47 28 46 36 21 16 23 14 36 23 128 84 104 67Lewd & Libidinous Practices 40 37 51 44 53 51 22 28 27 13 24 15 120 101 97 87Indecent Exposure 15 8 16 9 7 4 21 17 6 5 8 3 28 17 45 29Others 49 49 82 79 15 12 22 22 5 3 14 10 69 64 118 111

Table 2 203 157 229 185 131 118 101 96 71 45 94 59 405 320 424 340




Group 3 – Crimes of Dishonesty Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made ClearedKnown Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up

Theft by Housebreaking etc:-Domestic Dwelling 678 167 507 141 77 38 84 32 156 59 134 65 911 264 725 238Domestic Non-Dwelling 219 43 270 54 87 25 83 17 100 33 68 27 406 101 421 98Commercial 201 67 200 61 108 33 108 42 144 45 111 41 453 145 419 144

Th. by O.L.P. etc. 250 99 250 118 72 30 196 118 184 73 180 106 506 202 626 342Th. by O.L.P. to a Motor Vehicle etc. 692 112 524 107 65 24 54 16 249 76 128 32 1006 212 706 155Th./Att. Th. Of M.V. (inc. T.A.D.A.) 445 185 418 195 110 65 109 74 173 95 130 87 728 345 657 356Sec. 57/Vagrancy Act etc. 140 124 92 82 16 13 23 14 71 55 66 58 227 192 181 154Theft 4189 2407 4185 2579 1528 852 1609 878 1903 908 2030 1043 7620 4167 7824 4500Theft from a Motor Vehicle 213 37 184 27 75 16 91 37 132 33 117 26 420 86 392 90Reset 59 59 52 51 12 12 7 7 21 20 12 12 92 91 71 70Embezzlement 13 10 10 8 3 3 2 2 5 3 7 5 21 16 19 15Fraud 469 373 309 213 135 91 109 70 242 215 180 134 846 679 598 417Others 34 27 82 35 14 11 59 43 19 11 44 18 67 49 185 96

Table 3 7602 3710 7083 3671 2302 1213 2534 1350 3399 1626 3207 1654 13303 6549 12824 6675

Police Annual Statistical Tables 2008-2009

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Group 5 – Other Crimes Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made ClearedKnown Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up

Public Mischief/Wasting Police Time 144 144 117 114 55 54 37 37 64 63 56 56 263 261 210 207Escape and Rescue 7 7 8 8 11 11 9 9 41 41 14 14 59 59 31 31Resisting Arrest & Obstruct. Constable 233 233 185 185 109 109 127 127 172 172 195 195 514 514 507 507General Attempts to Pervert 78 77 53 46 34 33 28 26 68 68 64 57 180 178 145 129Sex offenders 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 7Bail ~ Fail to keep Conditions 877 871 393 378 202 201 228 226 209 206 244 242 1288 1278 865 846Offensive Weapons etc 179 177 205 199 71 70 92 88 70 67 113 110 320 314 410 397Drugs ~ Supply, Possession w.i. etc 243 244 275 273 139 142 161 160 205 211 194 199 587 597 630 632Drugs ~ Possession 987 983 1200 1185 350 350 495 495 590 590 793 789 1927 1923 2488 2469Drugs ~ Others 22 20 28 31 5 5 8 7 6 5 9 8 33 30 45 46Others 88 83 78 75 31 32 43 42 20 18 40 39 139 133 161 156

Table 5 2859 2840 2549 2501 1007 1007 1228 1217 1445 1441 1722 1709 5311 5288 5499 5427

Group 1 to 5 CENTRAL DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION TAYSIDE POLICE



Group 5 – Other Crimes Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made ClearedKnown Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up

Group 1 332 223 373 271 142 131 139 135 134 120 184 170 608 474 696 576Group 2 203 157 229 185 131 118 101 96 71 45 94 59 405 320 424 340Group 3 7602 3710 7083 3671 2302 1213 2534 1350 3399 1626 3207 1654 13303 6549 12824 6675Group 4 3471 965 3067 862 1965 667 1924 704 1841 676 1613 615 7277 2308 6604 2181Group 5 2859 2840 2549 2501 1007 1007 1228 1217 1445 1441 1722 1709 5311 5288 5499 5427

TOTALS 14467 7895 13301 7490 5547 3136 5926 3502 6890 3908 6820 4207 26904 14939 26047 15199




Group 4 – Crimes of Vandalism, Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made Cleared Made ClearedMalicious and Reckless Conduct Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up Known Up

Fireraising 110 43 116 33 67 32 62 25 59 24 52 20 236 99 230 78Malicious Damage/Vandalism 3252 853 2837 761 1823 574 1793 629 1729 605 1500 544 6804 2032 6130 1934Others 109 69 114 68 75 61 69 50 53 47 61 51 237 177 244 169

Table 4 3471 965 3067 862 1965 667 1924 704 1841 676 1613 615 7277 2308 6604 2181

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Complaints about the Police 2008-09

Complaints and Allegations by Member of Staff ON-DUTY OFF-DUTY QUALITY OF TOTAL

SERVICE

1. Number of complaint CASES against a MEMBER OF THE POLICE FORCE 433

2. Number of complaint ALLEGATIONS against POLICE OFFICERS

received during the year 408 15 N/A 423

3. Number of complaint ALLEGATIONS against POLICE STAFF


4. Number of complaint ALLEGATIONS against SPECIAL CONSTABLES


5. Total complaint ALLEGATIONS disposed of 413 25 70 508

Disposal of conduct cases TOTAL

1. Number of cases where misconduct allegations/matters were taken to a misconduct hearing 13

2. Number of cases disposed by warning in terms of regulation 5(2) – if known 7

3. Number of cases disposed by warning in terms of regulation 5(3) 2


5. Number of cases involving resignation prior to completion of enquiry 4

6. Number of cases – counselled 16

7. Number of cases where no action taken 3

8. Number of unsubstantiated cases 14

9. Other 0

TOTAL 75

Breakdown of ON-DUTY ComplaintAllegations Disposed of

1. Withdrawn by complainer 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

2. Abandoned due to non co-operation of complainer 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8

3. Unsubstantiated by available evidence 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 16

4. Resolved by explanation to complainer 3 3 44 56 44 10 23 8 4 1 6 9 211

5. Leading to No Proceedings by PF 82 9 2 3 0 7 1 10 4 0 18 0 136

6. Leading to criminal proceedings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

7. Leading to criminal conviction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

8. Resulting in advice 0 0 2 5 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 17

9. Resulting in misconduct procedures 0 0 2 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 19

TOTAL 87 14 53 79 50 25 30 23 8 1 31 12 413

Assault

ExcessiveForce

Incivility

NeglectofDuty

IrregularityinProcedure

TrafficIrregularity

oroffence

Oppressive

Conduct/Harrasment

Unlawful/Unnecessary

ArrestorDetention

DiscriminatoryBehaviour

CorruptPractice

Other-Criminal

Other–NonCriminal

TOTAL

Misconduct Cases/DisposalsNo. Raised No. Disposed

Conduct Cases 76 75

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Racist Incident Reports Incidents Reported Number of cases where

persons apprehended,

reported or warned

2007/2008 2008/2009 2007/2008 2008/2009

Central 244 215 177 155

Eastern 50 65 37 52

Western 86 88 76 72

Total 380 368 290 279

Breakdown of Types of Incidents

Abuse/Breach of the Peace 312 301

Vandalism 27 12

Assault 36 52

Others 5 3

Total 380 368

Authorisation of officers and issue of firearms

As at 31 March 2009

Number of officers authorized by Chief Constable as firearms users 54

Number of operations against persons known or believed to be armed in which firearms were issued 47

Number of occasions on which firearms were issued for protection purposes 15

Number of persons who received specific armed protection during the year 13

Number of times firearms were issued to destroy crazed animals 2

Number of incidents where firearms were discharged by the police (destruction of crazed animals) 2

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2007/2008 2008/2009 Increase/Decrease % Change

Central Division ~ Dundee District

Total collisions 1518 1304 -214 -14.1%

Persons killed 2 4 2 100.0%

Persons seriously injured 48 57 9 18.8%

Persons slightly injured 267 238 -29 -10.9%

Overall total ~ killed and injured 317 299 -18 -5.7%

Eastern Division ~ Angus District


Persons killed 12 11 -1 -8.3%

Persons seriously injured 74 62 -12 -16.2%



Western Division ~ Perth & Kinross






Tayside






Table of comparison ~ Road Collisions and Casualties

statistics

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Fatal Collision Pattern - 1990 - 2008/2009

Number of Fatal Collisions60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

Number of Fatal Casualties80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

53

44

3634

40 40

25 26

3129 29

36

22

30 2927 28 29

23

70

51

42

38

45

50

2528

3634

30

45

25

3733

27

34

2925

Collision Pattern - 1990 - 2008/2009

Number of Injury Collisions2000

1500

1000

500

0

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

Number of Collisions8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

1569

1488

1388 1368 1369

1267

1335

1249 12831221

11461208

1157

9941047

987 997956

882

6883

6773 6574 65176390

61115933 5948 5857 5890 5859

5232 5261

4714 48264480 4419 4460

4154

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Equality & Diversity Monitoring

WORKFORCE PROFILE AT 31 MARCH 2009

Tayside Police has carried out equality and diversity monitoring for some time in relation to gender, ethnic origin and age.In July 2008, an automated equality and diversity monitoring questionnaire was introduced via the HR database whichalso included disability, sexual orientation and religion and belief. The survey was completed at the end of September 2008with 95% of Police Officers and 85% of Police Staff who had access to the equality and diversity questionnaire completingit. This was an excellent return rate. It appears that some members of police staff have less cause to access the HRdatabase as part of their day-to-day duties and this would count for the difference in completion rates between policeofficers and police staff. In addition, a number of staff did not have access to the questionnaire and these staff togetherwith the profile for special constables will be included as part of phase 2 of the extension to equality and diversitymonitoring.

The workforce profile at 31 March 2009 for each of the six strands of equality are as follows:

Gender

POLICE OFFICERS

•FEMALE 25.5% •MALE 74.5%

Ethnic Origin

POLICE OFFICERS

•WHITE 93.7% •BME 1.2%

•CHOOSE NOT TO DISCLOSE 5.1%

Disability

POLICE OFFICERS

•YES 1.4%

•NO/CHOOSE NOT TO DISCLOSE 98.6%

Gender

POLICE STAFF

•FEMALE 66.3% •MALE 33.7%

Ethnic Origin

POLICE STAFF

•WHITE 94.8% •BME 0.9%


Disability

POLICE STAFF

•YES 2.0%

•NO/CHOOSE NOT TO DISCLOSE 98.0%

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Sexual Orientation

POLICE OFFICERS

•HETEROSEXUAL 80.5%

•GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL 1.5%


•UNKNOWN 10.9%

Religion or Belief

POLICE OFFICERS

•CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS 49.8%

•OTHER RELIGIONS 1.0%

• CHOOSE NOT TO DISCLOSE 13.5%

• NO RELIGION OR BELIEF 24.8%

• UNKNOWN 10.9%

Age

POLICE OFFICERS

•16-24 4.0%•25-34 31.2%

•35-44 39.9%•45-54 24.4%

•55-64 0.1%••65+ 0.0%

Sexual Orientation

POLICE STAFF

•HETEROSEXUAL 73.2%

•GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL 0.5%


•UNKNOWN 21.9%

Religion or Belief

POLICE STAFF

•CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS 44.9%

•OTHER RELIGIONS 2.0%

• CHOOSE NOT TO DISCLOSE 7.5%

• NO RELIGION OR BELIEF 23.7%

• UNKNOWN 21.9%

Age

POLICE STAFF

•16-24 4.8%•25-34 15.8%

•35-44 28.9%•45-54 31.4%

•55-64 18.4%•65+ 0.7%

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Rank Total % Female % Male % Minority %

Ethnic

Officers

Chief Constable 1 0.08 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00

Deputy Chief Constable 1 0.08 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

Assistant Chief Constable 1 0.08 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00

Chief Superintendent 7 0.58 1 14.29 6 85.71 0 0.00

Superintendent 8 0.66 0 0.00 8 100.00 0 0.00

Chief Inspector 22 1.82 4 18.18 18 81.82 0 0.00

Inspector 50 4.12 6 12.00 44 88.00 1 2.00

Sergeant 163 13.44 22 13.50 141 86.50 2 1.23

Constable 960 79.14 275 28.65 685 71.35 12 1.25

Totals 1213 100.00 309 25.47 904 74.53 15 1.24

Promoted Posts 253 34 13.44 219 86.56 3 1.19

Officers working part-time/job share 51 46 90.20 5 9.80 0 0.00

Number of Officers on 30+ Scheme 17 1 5.88 16 94.12 0 0.00

Special Constables 199 83 41.71 116 58.29 3 1.51

Police Rank Profile (as at 31 March 2009)

COMMENTS:

The above figures include officers who are on central service/secondment, whose posts are externally funded and thosewho are on career breaks. The above figures also include the following temporary promotions.

2 Temporary Superintendents (Male)2 Temporary Chief Inspectors (Male)1 Temporary Inspector (Male)3 Temporary Sergeants (2 Female, 1 Male)

Please note that there is also one additional secondment at the rank of Chief Constable who is not included in the abovetotal due to the type of analysis required for Equality and Diversity Monitoring.

NOTE: The figures reported for minority ethnic staff are based upon staff who have self classified themselves in one of thefollowing categories: Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Mixed, other Asian background, otherBlack background, other Ethnic background or Pakistani.

Since March 2008, the number of police officers who have self-classified as coming from a minority ethnic backgroundhas increased from 13 to 15 (1.2%).

Since March 2008, the total number of female officers has increased by 18 to 309 (25.5%), whilst the total number of maleofficers has increased by 16 to 904 (75.5%). During the last five years there has been a 4.4% increase in the number offemale officers within the force. The number of promoted posts (Sergeant and above) for female officers has increasedby three to 34 (13.4%). Three officers who have self-classified as coming from a minority ethnic background are inpromoted posts.

Since March 2008, the total number of police officers who work on a part time or job share basis within the force hasincreased by 13 to 51 (4.2%). There has been an increase of four male police officers who work on a part-time basis.

Since March 2008, the number of special constables who have self-classified as coming from a minority ethnic backgroundhas decreased by one to three (1.5%). One special constable joined the force as a regular police officer during the last year.

Since March 2008, the total number of special constables has increased by 23 to 199. The total number of female specialconstables has increased by 22 to 83 (41.7%) and the number of male special constables has increased by one to 116(58.3%).

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Grade Total Female % Male % Total %

Minority

Ethnic

Chief Officers (CO) 2 1 50.00 1 50.00 0 0.00

Professional (PO) 25 15 60.00 10 40.00 0 0.00

Technical (TE) 13 4 30.77 9 69.23 0 0.00

Administrative (AP) 279 190 68.10 89 31.90 4 1.43

Clerical (GS) 274 184 67.15 90 32.85 1 0.36

Totals split by Grades 593 394 66.44 199 33.56 5 0.84

Total unique number of Police Staff 588 390 66.33 198 33.67 5 0.85

Number of Job-Share Police Staff 29 24 82.76 5 17.24 0 0.00

Number of Part-Time Police Staff 157 133 84.71 24 15.29 2 1.27

Number of Temporary Contracts 23 13 56.52 10 43.48 0 0.00

Police Staff Profile (as at 31 March 2009)

Target – 80% of cases to be reported to COPFS within 28 days

2008/2009 2007/2008

Reports to PF % within 28 days Reports to PF % within 28 days

April 1570 88.41 2025 80.20

May 1705 86.45 1928 79.30

June 1804 86.92 2000 64.90

July 1852 91.36 1676 80.30

August 2002 84.32 2014 69.70

September 2069 88.55 1843 71.00

October 1660 88.49 1850 68.60

November 1353 88.40 1845 81.20

December 1439 88.40 1147 88.60

January 1395 83.38 1943 80.40

February 1135 78.22 1413 91.10

March 1355 81.82 1990 88.50

Total 19339 21674

Average 86.23% 78.65%

Criminal Justice Board – Cases Reported

COMMENTS:

Please note that some members of police staff hold more than one post at different grades and for the purposesof Equality and Diversity Monitoring this is incorporated into the report. The total unique number of police staff isalso reflected.

Since March 2008, the number of police staff who have self-classified as coming from a minority ethnic backgroundremains the same at five (0.8%).

The number of male police staff has decreased and this is partly due to the transfer of IT staff to the Scottish PoliceServices Authority (SPSA) on 1 April 2008.

A total of 31.6% of police staff work on a job-share or part-time basis. This has decreased by 2.5% since March 2008. Twostaff who have self-classified as coming from a minority ethnic background work on a part time or job share basis.

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2007/2008 2008/2009

Police Total Police Police Total Police Police Total Police Police Total Police

Officers Officer Strength Staff Staff Strength Officers Officer Strength Staff Staff Strength

Central 5140 442 1027 79 3829 448 1031 84

Eastern 3098 244 734 64 2875 259 969 66

Western 2615 292 576 70 2546 309 660 66

Headquarters 979 172 5304 386 493 20 1902 150

FIID 162 42 699 63

Operational Support 655 109 1396 162

Total 11832 1150 7641 599 10560 1187 6657 591

Percentage 4.64% 5.60% 4.35% 5.24%

Number of Working Days Lost

Please note that on 1 June 2008, Force restructuring resulted in the formation of two new Divisions i.e. Force Informationand Intelligence (FIID) and Operational Support.

Police Officer absence has decreased by 1272 working days compared to 2007/08. This figure shows a continuedimprovement over previous years and emphasises the Force’s commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

Police Staff absence has also decreased by 984 working days compared to 2007/08.

The Force continues to work in partnership with OHSAS, our occupational health providers to continuously improveattendance levels and provide support and specialist advice to all staff.

Reporting of Health and Safety Performance

1 Proactive Work

Tayside Police have adopted the RoSPA Quality Safety Audit system which aligns itself with HS(G) 65 SuccessfulHealth and Safety Management.

An internal Audit in 2003 scored 74%

In 2006 an external audit scored 82%

Towards the end of 2009 a further external audit will be carried out.

Thirteen recommendations made from the 2006 audit have been completed with six still on going.

Tayside Police was subject to an HSE Management Inspection in 2008, the only one to be held in Scotland that year.A very positive report was received and of the 13 recommendations made 10 have been completed with three ongoing.

2 Reactive Work2008/9 2007/8 2006/7 2005/6

Accidents to Police Staff 22 33 41 46

Lost Time accidents Police Officers Violence 6 11 11 15

Total Number of Lost Time Accidents 36 37 38 47

Days lost due to Police Officer Violence 113 156 463 611

Total Days Lost 1033 712 841 1292

RIDDORS 20 21 19 29

Total 1230 970 1413 2040

The total number of lost time accidents is the lowest for seven years.

The days lost due to police officer violence has been achieved by a more robust management of officer safety training,better training using violence data, better equipment and involvement of Federation Health and Safety Reps.

Days lost in 2008/9 included a Road Traffic Collision and two broken hips which accounted for 544 days.

Tayside Police HeadquartersPO Box 59

West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9JU

In a non-emergency situation – to report an incident or

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Fax: 01382 200449

Email: [email protected]


Textphone: Helpline for users who are deaf orspeech impaired – 01382 204500

Lost and Found PropertyDundee 01382 591591Forfar 01307 303571Perth 01738 892590

Firearms AdministrationBased at Force HQ in Dundee – 01382 596858

Drugs HotlineTo provide information about drugs related incidents or

activities in your area, call – 01382 201444

Recruitment01382 596212

Email: [email protected]

Freedom of Information Officer

Tayside Police Headquarters

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West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9JU

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Statistical Tables Group 1 CENTRAL DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION TAYSIDE POLICE

Classification of Crimes and Offences

April 2007 to March 2008








Group 1 – Crimes of Violence Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Murder 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 5 6 7 Attempted Murder 18 18 24 23 21 21 10 10 17 17 25 26 56 56 59 59 Culpable Homicide 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 Serious Assault 103 74 130 88 63 57 54 51 52 50 60 56 218 181 244 195 Robbery (incl attempts) 121 53 136 79 15 12 14 10 40 28 37 28 176 93 187 117 Child Cruelty/Neglect 40 39 57 54 24 24 35 37 10 10 21 21 74 73 113 112 Poss of a Firearm w/I to end. life 14 13 8 8 3 3 6 6 1 1 2 2 18 17 16 16 Abduction 18 16 8 9 7 7 13 13 7 7 16 16 32 30 37 38 Threats 13 9 6 5 6 5 5 6 3 3 18 18 22 17 29 29 Others 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 4 2 Table 1 332 223 373 271 142 131 139 135 134 120 184 170 608 474 696 576

Group 2 CENTRAL DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION TAYSIDE POLICE Classification of Crimes and

Offences April 2007 to March 2008








Group 2 – Crimes of Indecency Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Rape 37 27 27 20 10 15 15 12 8 9 12 8 55 51 54 40 Assault with intent to Rape 3 2 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 3 6 6 Indecent Assault 59 34 47 28 46 36 21 16 23 14 36 23 128 84 104 67 Lewd & Libidinous Practices 40 37 51 44 53 51 22 28 27 13 24 15 120 101 97 87 Indecent Exposure 15 8 16 9 7 4 21 17 6 5 8 3 28 17 45 29 Others 49 49 82 79 15 12 22 22 5 3 14 10 69 64 118 111 Table 2 203 157 229 185 131 118 101 96 71 45 94 59 405 320 424 340










Group 3 – Crimes of Dishonesty Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Theft by Housebreaking etc:- Domestic Dwelling 678 167 507 141 77 38 84 32 156 59 134 65 911 264 725 238 Domestic Non-Dwelling 219 43 270 54 87 25 83 17 100 33 68 27 406 101 421 98 Commercial 201 67 200 61 108 33 108 42 144 45 111 41 453 145 419 144 Th. by O.L.P. etc. 250 99 250 118 72 30 196 118 184 73 180 106 506 202 626 342 Th. by O.L.P. to a Motor Vehicle etc. 692 112 524 107 65 24 54 16 249 76 128 32 1006 212 706 155 Th./Att. Th. Of M.V. (inc. T.A.D.A.) 445 185 418 195 110 65 109 74 173 95 130 87 728 345 657 356 Sec. 57/Vagrancy Act etc. 140 124 92 82 16 13 23 14 71 55 66 58 227 192 181 154 Theft 4189 2407 4185 2579 1528 852 1609 878 1903 908 2030 1043 7620 4167 7824 4500 Theft from a Motor Vehicle 213 37 184 27 75 16 91 37 132 33 117 26 420 86 392 90 Reset 59 59 52 51 12 12 7 7 21 20 12 12 92 91 71 70 Embezzlement 13 10 10 8 3 3 2 2 5 3 7 5 21 16 19 15 Fraud 469 373 309 213 135 91 109 70 242 215 180 134 846 679 598 417 Others 34 27 82 35 14 11 59 43 19 11 44 18 67 49 185 96 Table 3 7602 3710 7083 3671 2302 1213 2534 1350 3399 1626 3207 1654 13303 6549 12824 6675










Group 4 – Crimes of Vandalism, Malicious and Reckless Conduct

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Fireraising 110 43 116 33 67 32 62 25 59 24 52 20 236 99 230 78 Malicious Damage/Vandalism 3252 853 2837 761 1823 574 1793 629 1729 605 1500 544 6804 2032 6130 1934 Others 109 69 114 68 75 61 69 50 53 47 61 51 237 177 244 169 Table 4 3471 965 3067 862 1965 667 1924 704 1841 676 1613 615 7277 2308 6604 2181











Group 5 – Other Crimes Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Public Mischief/Wasting Police Time 144 144 117 114 55 54 37 37 64 63 56 56 263 261 210 207 Escape and Rescue 7 7 8 8 11 11 9 9 41 41 14 14 59 59 31 31 Resisting Arrest & Obstruct. Constable 233 233 185 185 109 109 127 127 172 172 195 195 514 514 507 507 General Attempts to Pervert 78 77 53 46 34 33 28 26 68 68 64 57 180 178 145 129 Sex offenders 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 7 Bail ~ Fail to keep Conditions 877 871 393 378 202 201 228 226 209 206 244 242 1288 1278 865 846 Offensive Weapons etc 179 177 205 199 71 70 92 88 70 67 113 110 320 314 410 397 Drugs ~ Supply, Possession w.i. etc 243 244 275 273 139 142 161 160 205 211 194 199 587 597 630 632 Drugs ~ Possession 987 983 1200 1185 350 350 495 495 590 590 793 789 1927 1923 2488 2469 Drugs ~ Others 22 20 28 31 5 5 8 7 6 5 9 8 33 30 45 46 Others 88 83 78 75 31 32 43 42 20 18 40 39 139 133 161 156 Table 5 2859 2840 2549 2501 1007 1007 1228 1217 1445 1441 1722 1709 5311 5288 5499 5427 Groups 1 to 5 CENTRAL DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION WES TERN DIVISION TAYSIDE POLICE










Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Group 1 332 223 373 271 142 131 139 135 134 120 184 170 608 474 696 576 Group 2 203 157 229 185 131 118 101 96 71 45 94 59 405 320 424 340 Group 3 7602 3710 7083 3671 2302 1213 2534 1350 3399 1626 3207 1654 13303 6549 12824 6675 Group 4 3471 965 3067 862 1965 667 1924 704 1841 676 1613 615 7277 2308 6604 2181 Group 5 2859 2840 2549 2501 1007 1007 1228 1217 1445 1441 1722 1709 5311 5288 5499 5427 TOTALS 14467 7895 13301 7490 5547 3136 5926 3502 6890 3908 6820 4207 26904 14939 26047 15199










Miscellaneous Offences Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Betting, Gaming and Lotteries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Petty Assault 2400 1685 2332 1506 1336 1075 1394 1118 1288 1040 1422 1143 5024 3800 5148 3767 Breach of the Peace 2906 2906 2519 2519 1488 1488 1294 1294 1503 1503 1759 1759 5897 5897 5572 5572 Racially Agg. Harassment/Conduct 179 149 157 115 36 28 53 44 64 55 65 54 279 232 275 213 False Calls and Bomb Hoaxes 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 10 10 2 2 Children and Young Persons Act 9 9 4 4 9 9 6 6 0 0 2 2 18 18 12 12 Cruelty to Animals (except Dogs) 9 9 5 5 0 0 4 4 5 5 2 2 14 14 11 11 Offences involving Animals and Birds 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 0 6 6 7 3 11 11 Dogs Act and Orders 24 24 13 13 39 39 15 15 22 22 12 12 85 85 40 40 Explosives and Firearms 20 20 10 10 22 22 15 15 7 7 11 11 49 49 36 36 Fishery Laws 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 9 8 8 13 13 8 8 Game Laws 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 Deer (S) Act Offences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 Liquor Laws - Drunkenness 544 544 392 392 89 89 101 101 255 255 244 244 888 888 737 737 Liquor Laws - Licensees 13 13 20 20 5 5 8 8 1 1 1 1 19 19 29 29 Liquor Laws – Other Offences 39 39 21 21 25 25 14 14 19 19 14 14 83 83 49 49 Civic Govt. (S) Act and Similar Provs. 6 6 6 6 15 15 6 6 2 2 5 5 23 23 17 17 Public Health 67 67 64 64 36 36 34 34 15 15 15 15 118 118 113 113 Bicycle Offences 14 14 4 4 19 19 6 6 3 3 4 4 36 36 14 14 Obstruction on Roads and Bridges 5 5 2 2 5 5 1 1 2 2 4 4 12 12 7 7 Trespass Acts, etc 6 6 0 0 1 1 7 7 2 2 4 4 9 9 11 11 Other Group 6 Offences 747 747 675 675 318 318 271 271 308 308 372 372 1373 1373 1318 1318 Table 6 6996 6251 6226 5358 3446 3178 3234 2949 3519 3257 3956 3666 13961 12686 13416 11973 Group 7 CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FOR CE FORCE










Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Made Known

Cleared Up

Dangerous and Careless Driving 240 240 213 213 295 295 253 253 209 209 200 200 744 744 666 666 Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 4 20 20 21 21 7 7 8 8 19 19 13 13 46 46 42 42 Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 5 227 227 212 212 193 193 189 189 232 232 213 213 652 652 614 614 *Vehicle Excise Act Offences 388 388 451 451 216 216 195 195 283 283 216 216 887 887 862 862 *Speeding in Built-up Areas 3290 3290 1972 1972 594 594 461 461 786 786 769 769 4670 4670 3202 3202 *Speeding outwith Built-up Areas 576 576 372 372 5345 5345 3726 3726 10375 10375 6906 6906 16296 16296 11004 11004 *Other Motor Vehicle Offences 5867 5867 5025 5025 3925 3925 2716 2716 3744 3744 4427 4427 13536 13536 12168 12168 Table 7 10608 10608 8266 8266 10575 10575 7548 7548 15648 15648 12744 12744 36831 36831 28558 28558 *Including Conditional Offers

Complaints about the Police 2008-09

Complaints and Allegations by Member of Staff ON-DUTY OFF-DUTY QUALITY

OF SERVICE

TOTAL

1. Number of complaint CASES against a MEMBER OF THE POLICE FORCE 433

2. Number of complaint ALLEGATIONS against POLICE OFFICERS received during the year 408 15 N/A 423

3. Number of complaint ALLEGATIONS against POLICE STAFF received during the year 22 1 N/A 23

4. Number of complaint ALLEGATIONS against SPECIAL CONSTABLES received during the year 15 0 N/A 15

5. Total complaint ALLEGATIONS disposed of 413 25 70 508

Breakdown of ON-DUTY Complaint Allegations Disposed of

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1. Withdrawn by complainer 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

2. Abandoned due to non co-operation of complainer 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8

3. Unsubstantiated by available evidence 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 16

4. Resolved by explanation to complainer 3 3 44 56 44 10 23 8 4 1 6 9 211

5. Leading to No Proceedings by PF 82 9 2 3 0 7 1 10 4 0 18 0 136

6. Leading to criminal proceedings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

7. Leading to criminal conviction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

8. Resulting in advice 0 0 2 5 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 17

9. Resulting in misconduct procedures 0 0 2 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 19

TOTAL 87 14 53 79 50 25 30 23 8 1 31 12 413

MISCONDUCT CASES/DISPOSALS

No. Raised No. Disposed

Conduct Cases 76 75

Disposal of conduct cases TOTAL

1. Number of cases where misconduct allegations/matters were taken to a misconduct hearing 13

2. Number of cases disposed by warning in terms of regulation 5(2) – if known 7



5. Number of cases involving resignation prior to completion of enquiry 4

6. Number of cases – counselled 16

7. Number of cases where no action taken 3

8. Number of unsubstantiated cases 14

9. Other 0

TOTAL 75

Number of Working Days Lost

2007/2008 2008/2009

Police

Officers Police Staff

Police Officers

Police Staff

Central 5140 1027 3829 1031

Eastern 3098 734 2875 969

Western 2615 576 2546 660

Headquarters 979 5304 1310 3997

Total 11832 7641 10560 6657

Percentage 4.6% 5.6% 4.3% 5.2%

Authorisation of officers and issue of firearms

As at 31 March 2009 Number of officers authorized by Chief Constable as firearms users 54

Number of operations against persons known or believed to be armed in which firearms were issued 47

Number of occasions on which firearms were issued for protection purposes 15

Number of persons who received specific armed protection during the year 13

Number of times firearms were issued to destroy crazed animals 2

Number of incidents where firearms were discharged by the police (destruction of crazed animals) 2

Racist Incident Reports Incidents Reported Number of cases where persons apprehended, reported or warned

2007/2008 2008/2009 2007/2008 2008/2009

Central 244 215 177 155

Eastern 50 65 37 52

Western 86 88 76 72

Total 380 368 290 279 Breakdown of Types of Incidents

Abuse/Breach of the Peace 312 301

Vandalism 27 12

Assault 36 52

Others 5 3

Total 380 368

Table of comparison ~ Road Collisions and Casualtie s 2007/2008 2008/2009 Increase/Decrease % Change

Central Division ~ Dundee District


Persons killed 2 4 2 100.0%

Persons seriously injured 48 57 9 18.8%


Overall total ~ killed and injured 317 299 -18 -5.7% Eastern Division ~ Angus District





Overall total ~ killed and injured 396 344 -52 -13.1% Western Division ~ Perth & Kinross





Overall total ~ killed and injured 504 459 -45 -8.9% Tayside






Table of road users killed and injured Killed Injured Totals

2007/2008 2008/2009 2007/2008 2008/2009 2007/2008 2008/2009 Central Division ~ Dundee District Pedestrians 2 1 80 73 82 74 Pedal Cyclists 0 1 17 22 17 23 Motor Cyclists 0 1 26 23 26 24 Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 0 2 0 2 Drivers 0 1 123 103 123 104 Passengers 0 0 69 72 69 72 Horse Rider 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 4 315 295 317 299 Eastern Division ~ Angus District

Pedestrians 3 1 56 42 59 43 Pedal Cyclists 0 0 15 15 15 15 Motor Cyclists 1 2 26 12 27 14 Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 1 1 1 1 Drivers 6 6 196 181 202 187 Passengers 2 2 90 82 92 84 Horse Rider 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 12 11 384 333 396 344 Western Division ~ Perth & Kinross Pedestrians 4 1 42 42 46 43 Pedal Cyclists 0 0 16 17 14 17 Motor Cyclists 2 1 42 39 44 40 Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 3 1 3 1 Drivers 6 4 256 238 262 242 Passengers 3 4 130 111 133 115 Horse Rider 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 15 10 489 449 504 459 Tayside Pedestrians 9 3 178 157 187 160 Pedal Cyclists 0 1 48 54 48 55 Motor Cyclists 3 4 94 74 97 78 Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 4 4 4 4 Drivers 12 11 575 522 587 533 Passengers 5 6 289 265 294 271 Horse Rider 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 29 25 1188 1077 1217 1102

Fatal Collision Pattern ~ 1990 – 2008/2009

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