See Also
Corporate Plan
2007/11
Contact Us
Sophie Chadwick
Corporate Projects & Improvement
Email: sophie.chadwick
@thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577180
Safe Neighbourhood
What does this mean:
We intend to make Thanet a safe place to live,
and to reduce people’s fear of crime. We will tackle anti-social
behaviour using all legislation at our disposal and will monitor
and report on our performance as a matter of routine.
This priority is something that we cannot
deliver by ourselves and we will work closely with the Police and
other partners to reduce crime and associated behaviour in
Thanet.
Why is it a priority:
- Thanet has amongst the highest rate of crime in Kent and the
MORI Survey revealed that ‘low level of crime’ was the top priority
for the residents of Thanet;
- 56% of residents feel that a low level of crime would help to
make Thanet a good place to live;
- Reducing the fear of crime in Thanet is an essential area to
focus on, particularly in the evenings/night-time when residents
feel significantly less safe in comparison with other Kent
districts;
- Crime levels related to the night time economy are higher in
Thanet than anywhere else in Kent;
- Fear of crime is particularly high in Thanet when going out at
night
What we will do:
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Project
Manager
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1 Reduce violent crime
and fear of crime related to the night time economy by 4% year on
year to 2011 by:
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Mark Richardson
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a) Using licensing
powers to control establishments associated with night time anti
social behaviour
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Mark Richardson
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b) extending CCTV
coverage and monitoring during night time periods
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Mark Richardson
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c) carrying out
targeted partnership operations as directed by the Thanet Community
Safety Partnership Tactical Group
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Mark Richardson
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2 Understand
and raise awareness of domestic abuse initially by increasing
reporting by 2.5% year on year to 2011 by:
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Mark Richardson
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a) promoting and
improving coordination of partnership agencies through a
comprehensive Domestic Abuse Strategy
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Mark Richardson
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b) providing outreach
to support the four wards in the district that suffer from the
highest levels of domestic abuse
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Mark Richardson
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c) delivering an
awareness campaign to encourage reporting and contact with
services
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Sara Thompson
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3 Reduce
levels of criminal damage in Thanet by 4% year on year by 2011
by:
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Mark Richardson
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a) producing a Graffiti
Strategy with strands to tackle or improve: removal, enforcement
and prevention
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Mark Richardson
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b) working in
partnership with Kent Police to successfully prosecute graffiti
taggers
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Mark Richardson
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4 Robustly
tackle anti-social behaviour by:
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Brendan Ryan
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a) signing up to and
complying with the Respect housing management standard
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Madeline Homer
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b) using and applying
the wide range of tools available including Anti Social Behaviour
Orders, Acceptable Behaviour Agreements and Dispersal Areas
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Craig George
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| BV126 |
Domestic burglaries per 1000 household |
| SN004 |
Percentage change in the total number of all recorded incidents
of Criminal damage |
| BV127a |
Violent crime per 1000 population |
| SN001 |
Percentage change in the number of recorded crimes in the night
time Economy |
| NI024 |
Satisfaction with the way the police and local council dealt
with anti-social behaviour |
| NI032 |
Percentage reduction in repeat victimisation for those domestic
violence cases being managed by a MARAC |
Find out about our
performance in the Annual
Performance Report
2008