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Community safety.
Current measures of success
Reduce the number of serious acquisitive crimes.
Increase the perception of understanding of local concerns about antisocial behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police.
Reduce the re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders.
Increase the number of young offenders engaged in suitable education, employment or training.
Reduce the number of alcohol-harm related incidents.
Increase the number of drug users recorded as being in effective treatment.
Reduce the number of first time entrants to the Youth Justice System aged 10-17.
Key facts
Somerset is a safe place to live as compares very favourably with other areas in the South West – it has the 6th lowest crime rate out of the South West authorities.
Burglaries from people’s homes had fallen considerably between 2002 and 2006 but the numbers are rising slightly again. There was a 62% reduction between 2002/03 and 2006/07 but 8.5% increase 2006/07 and year to date.
Thefts from motor vehicles are increasing in parts of Somerset.
Alcohol and its consumption in clubs and pubs is a major contributor to crime and anti-social behaviour levels.
What we will do
Address perception of crime. Promote the reality that Somerset is a safe place to live.
What will we do first?
We will reduce the levels of drug-related crime, particularly by those who have offended previously.
We will tackle the reasons for anti-social behaviour and reduce its occurrence.
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