Knowsley Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy 2005-2008
Foreword by Mike Barrow, Area Commander and Vice Chair of Knowsley CDRP
It gives me great pride and pleasure to present the third Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy to be produced by the Knowsley Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership.
The partnership has achieved much since its establishment in 1998. There is a downward trend in many areas of crime, due to a range of initiatives supported by all partners. Key to this process is the Joint Agency Group which is seen as a model of good practice and has played a major role in developing what is promising to be an effective strategy for dealing with priority and other persistent offenders.
A great deal has been learned from the two previous strategies and this has informed the approach taken for 2005/08. An extensive audit of crime in the Borough was carried out which analysed 14 crime areas to determine whether they were increasing or decreasing in volume and to compare them with similar and neighbouring boroughs. These findings formed the basis of an extensive face to face consultation with residents through both Community Area Forums and special interest groups. This feedback led to more detailed work in analysing priority areas of crime to look at where and when they were most likely to be committed. Added to this was information about the priority offenders, giving a detailed picture of crime in the Borough.
This information is the basis on which this strategy has been developed. The Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership have spent two days agreeing the priorities, targets and actions for the next three years. Although targets have been set for three years, the Partnership have agreed to review these every twelve months in the light of how it has performed and how other boroughs are performing. For some of the priorities there is currently no detailed information, so the first task will be to collect data on which to base a target.
Of course it is not enough just to produce a strategy - the targets and actions in it have to be delivered. Each partner is committed to ensuring that they undertake the work for which they are responsible and reports on progress will be fed annually to Community Area Forums and published in the Knowsley Partnership Annual Report.
However, crime and disorder affects everyone and will only be reduced effectively by the whole community working together. My colleagues and I look forward to working with residents during the next three years to make Knowsley a safer place in which to live and work.
The Knowsley Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy 2005-2008 (and a summary version of the CDR Strategy) and The Knowsley Crime and Disorder Audit Report 2001-2004 (PDF version) are available at the links below.
crime_disorder_reduction_strategy.pdf
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