The Council is a member of the Suffolk Coastal Community
Safety Partnership which aims to work together to build a
safer, stronger and more secure district.
Community Safety Partnerships are statutory partnerships which
were formed as a result of the
Crime & Disorder Act 1998 (new window).
The Government requires each district to have a partnership to
address community safety, crime and disorder and substance misuse.
Members of the Suffolk Coastal partnership include the Council
and:
It is supported by members of the
Suffolk Local Criminal Justice Board (new
window) and organisations from the voluntary
sector.
The partnership has a three-year rolling partnership plan and
carries out an annual strategic assessment to identify the
priorities for the district and develop an action plan to address
them:
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Priorities for 2010/11
In order to tackle anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and
violence against the person, which account for the majority of
offences reported in the district, the partnership has been
identified four priority themes for 2010/11:
- Creating a safer night time economy.
- Alcohol and substance misuse.
- Protecting young people.
- Helping vulnerable families.
Anti-social behaviour - the service you can expect from your
Community Safety Partnership
Suffolk Police, local councils and partners from Community
Safety Partnerships, have published minimum standards of service
that the public can expect should they be victims or witnesses of
anti-social behaviour.
The standards, devised and agreed by all partners in the
Community Safety Partnerships, form a promise to the public to help
keep Suffolk a safe county in which to live, work and visit. You
can view the standards by following the link below:
Local policing summary 2009/10
This leaflet updates you on how the police service has
performed, both countywide and in the Suffolk Coastal area, in the
last year, and details some of the priorities dealt with by the
local Safer Neighbourhood Teams.
Target monitoring, performance reports and crime
statistics
Community Safety Partnership performance is measured quarterly
against
Local Area Agreement targets (new window).
Follow the link below to see the most recent target monitoring
reports:
The reports highlight the key areas of concern locally and any
emerging issues which have been identified.
Suffolk County Council's community safety unit publish an online
summary of crime related statistics for Suffolk.
The information included has been recently expanded to include
statistics about anti-social behaviour, domestic violence and
ambulance call-outs.