Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Stuart Priestley – Chief Community Safety Officer

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Presentation Overview: Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Developing plans

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Community Safety Programme Board: What? Who? How? Why have priorities? What about other crime? Crime and Community Safety Plan 2015/2016

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priorities 2015 / 2016: 1.Preventing any emerging serious youth violence 2.Violence against women and girls 3.Repeat and vulnerable victims and locations of antisocial behaviour and hate crime 4.Theft of motor vehicles

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 1: Preventing any emerging serious youth violence What is it? A violent act that inflicts serious injury. Intimidation, threat or coercion with the intent of escalating violence between young people up to the age of 25 (victim or offender). Why a priority? Increases in reports – Serious Youth Violence and Youth Violence up 21% April – December 2014 Impact of harm on individuals, families and communities is high

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 1: Preventing any emerging serious youth violence Aim: To prevent serious youth violence and gang crime by: diverting, disrupting and enforcing against known offenders; whilst preventing those at risk of serious youth violence and gang involvement becoming tomorrow’s offenders. Response: Managing Risk Prevention programmes Police Serious Violence Team Communities

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 2: Violence against women and girls What is it? Domestic abuse, sexual offences and exploitation, stalking and harassment, ‘honour-based’ violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation, prostitution and trafficking Why a priority? Increases in reports – Domestic Violence 16%); All sexual offences 27% (April – Dec 2014) Impact of harm on individuals and families

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 2: Violence against women and girls Response: New services across RBKC, LBHF, WCC – Coordination and community based support services for victims and their families Coordinated Community Response model Victims and their families at the centre of our approach Hold perpetrators to account Raise awareness through community events and communication campaigns

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 3: Repeat and vulnerable victims and locations of antisocial behaviour and hate crime What is it? Victims who may be vulnerable due to disability, age, mental illness or repeat victimisation, as well as locations experiencing persistent problems. Why a priority? Increases in reports of hate crime Impact of harm on individuals and families

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 3: Repeat and vulnerable victims and locations of antisocial behaviour and hate crime Response: Kensington and Chelsea Community Policing Team Manage risk for vulnerable victims – Community MARAC Support victims living in the community – victim advocate, Target Hardening Partnerships to address location based issues – problem solving Events and campaigns

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 4: Theft of motor vehicle crime What is it? Theft of any motor vehicle – car, van, motor bikes and scooters Why a priority? Increases in reports of thefts of motor vehicles: 66% April – Dec 2014

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Priority 4: Theft of motor vehicle crime Response: Police-led Understand the problem: high value cars and mopeds Local police work with central unit to tackle organised criminal gangs and known offenders Encourage use of security measures by owners via communication campaigns

Community Safety Programme Board Priorities Next steps: Crime and Community Safety Plan 2015/16 – April Performance reviewed regularly at Board Any questions?