1. Chief Constable Essex Police
Essex Police Challenge Meeting
4th November 2013
Performance Overview to September 2013
Stephen Kavanagh
Chief Constable Essex Police

2. Reducing Crime
Solving Crime
Improving Confidence and Satisfaction

3. Reducing Crime Crime offences (2012/13 vs. 2011/12)
4.7% reduction: 4933 fewer offences, from to offences
Crime offences (April-September 2013 vs. April-September 2012)
1.1% reduction: 552 fewer offences, from to offences
Anti-Social Behaviour (2012/13 vs. 2011/12)
8.6% reduction: 5308 fewer incidents, from to incidents
Anti-Social Behaviour (April-September 2013 vs. April-September 2012)
2.4% increase: 753 more incidents, from to incidents

4. Reducing Crime and Harm
Solving Crime
Improving Confidence and Satisfaction

5. Solving Crime
Crime Solved Rate (2012/13 vs. 2011/12) 2.8% point reduction: 27.0% of offences solved
Crime Solved Rate (April-September 2013 vs. April-September 2012) 3.6% point increase: 29.7% of offences solved

6. Reducing Crime and Harm
Solving Crime
Improving Confidence and Satisfaction

7. Public Satisfaction Public Satisfaction (April-September 2013)
Victims of crime tell us that this year we have improved in all five areas surveyed
Particular improvement has been for satisfaction in the follow-up provided (78.6% satisfied, 8.2% points better than the same period 2012)
At 84.4% overall satisfaction is 5.6% points better than the same period 2012

8. Challenge Area: Domestic Abuse

9. Domestic Abuse: Recorded Incidents
April-September 2013:
Number of Domestic Abuse Incidents: reported to the police
Number of Domestic Abuse Repeat Incidents: 7507 reported to the police
Percentage of Domestic Abuse Repeat Incidents: 49.8% of incidents have a victim who has reported domestic abuse to Essex Police in the last 12 months

10. Domestic Abuse: Crime Solved Rates
Domestic Abuse Solved Rates (April-September 2013)
- At 42.9% the Force is 1.0% point better April to September 2013 compared to the same period 2012.

11. Challenges and Opportunities
Policing in Essex:
Challenges and Opportunities

12. Challenges and Opportunities
Policing in Essex
Challenges and Opportunities
Austerity challenges – smaller workforce
Improving services
Investment in enabling IT
Dealing with local issues whilst supporting national and international
New and emerging crime types – e.g. cybercrime
Integrity and ethics