Crime & Disorder Audit 2004

Conwy Community Safety Partnership Crime & Disorder Audit 2004 1.0 Executive Summary The Crime & Disorder Act, 1998 requires all local Community Safety Partnerships to formulate crime & disorder reduction strategies. In order to prepare a Community Safety strategy, the Partnership must first conduct a crime & disorder audit. This audit reviews the levels and patterns of crime and disorder, prepares an analysis of the results and publishes a report of that analysis for local consultation. A summary document of the audit has been prepared for use in the consultation process. A full review of the existing Community Safety Strategy (2002/05) and current trends in crime & disorder form the basis for the audit. Crime During the financial year April 2003 to March 2004, North Wales Police recorded 12,131 reported crimes in the county. Assaults, Criminal Damage and vehicle crime accounted for 54% of these crimes. Disorder In the year April 2003 to March 2004, a total of 11,113 disorder incidents were recorded by North Wales Police. Anti Social Behaviour (ASB), including Juvenile ASB, accounted for 51% of these incidents. Priority Themes The analysis of data and the findings of the Community Safety Partnership indicate that the emerging priorities are; • Alcohol related violent crime • Juvenile crime • Anti Social Behaviour Key Issues • Juvenile offenders accounted for 23% of all identified offenders in 2003/04. This remains ...