County Audit Summary

COMMUNITY SAFETY AUDIT COMMUNITY SAFETY AUDIT COMMUNITY SAFETY AUDIT SUMMARY APRIL 2001 TO MARCH 2004 COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE December 2004 Lancashire Community Safety Audit Summary FOREWORD I am pleased to present Lancashire’s first countywide audit of community safety. The information in this document has also been used by each Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership to inform their district audits. The Community Safety Audits provide valuable evidence from all partners to help to determine the issues for each area and to develop the programme of action for the 2005-08 Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategies. Community Safety is a responsibility which lies with us all and is a focus of energy for those of us who serve the public. Every survey and questionnaire of public opinion identifies that it is this issue which most determines a person’s satisfaction with the place in which they live. The problems and issues across Lancashire affect us all and the only way we can truly resolve them is by working together in partnership. Solutions often require public services to deliver a joint initiative, but quite often the solutions can be found within the community itself with a measure of support from public or voluntary services. Many of the actions over the past three years have proved to be popular and effective in helping to keep the people of Lancashire safe and to make them feel safer. This good work will continue and we ...