PS Renfrewshire Scrutiny Board Report_Sept 2022_v2
Renfrewshire Council · 25 October 2022
Back to Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee — 25 October 2022 and its agenda
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OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Renfrewshire Performance Summary Report Reporting Period: 01/04/22- 31/08/22 Total Crime 6,373 Crimes Incidents Recorded Overall Dishonesty Domestic Abuse Incidents +2.1% +7.0% -8.4% +0.8% +5.1% -31.6%* Road Deaths and Serious Injuries -27.4%* Sexual Crime 20,907 735 1,350 515 819 185 52 *on PYTD 3,027 *on PYTD Violent Crime Missing People Counter Terrorism 469 *on PYTD +103%* 99 Common Assault -26.4% Housebreaking Disorder Complaints The National Terrorism Threat level is SUBSTANTIAL. This means that an attack is likely. *All data provided is for the period 1 April 2022—31 August 2022 unless otherwise stated. Comparisons are made against the previous five year average unless otherwise stated. All statistics are provisional and should be treated as management information. All data have been extracted from Police Scotland internal systems and are correct as of 28/09/2022. -5.5% -11.4%
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2 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Renfrewshire Performance Summary Report Reporting Period: 1 Apr 2022 to 31 August 2022 Introduction I am pleased to present this report to the Police Fire and Rescue Committee for its information and con- sideration. Please note that all data included in this report are management information and not official statistics. All data are sourced from Police Scotland internal systems and are correct as of date of publication. Unless stated otherwise numerical comparisons are against the previous five year average for the same data period specified. SECTION PAGE NUMBER Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Demand Analysis 4 Online and Cybercrime 5 Acquisitive Crime 5 Counter Terrorism & Domestic Extremism 5 Antisocial Behaviour, Violence & Disorder 6 Serious Organised Crime 7 Protecting People at Risk of Harm 7 Road Safety & Road Crime 8 Public Confidence - Complaints & Allegations 9
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3 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 1 Drug dealing and drug misuse 2 Violence and antisocial behaviour 3 Dishonesty 4 Road Safety PRIORITY AREA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Drug supply and misuse Drug dealing and misuse continues to be a priority area for our attention in Ren- frewshire, as communities tell us they are concerned about the harm caused. Due to the continued focus and proactivity on the issue there has been a increase of 30.1% in the number of detected drug supply offences, compared to the previous five year average. In the reporting period, 57 crimes have been reported to the Crown. We continue to gather intelligence for further enforcement action in Renfrewshire. Violence & ASB Overall, recorded violent crime has risen by 0.8% on the five year average. A rise of 7.3% has also been recorded on the previous year. Common assaults (including on police officers and other emergency workers) have risen by 2.1% on the five year average, while serious assaults have increased by 2.8%. Meanwhile, public com- plaints of disorder have fallen by 27.4% on the previous year. Dishonesty Housebreaking crime continues to follow a declining trend— having fallen by 26.4% against the previous five year average, to a total of 99 crimes. This decrease is evi- dent all categories of HB crime (dwelling house, sheds/outbuildings, and commer- cial/other premises). Motor vehicle crimes are also trending down, with a decrease of 36.3% on the five year average. Fraud is one of the few crimes of dishonesty for which an increase has been recorded—with reported crimes rising 75.1% above the five year average, to a total of 215 crimes. Some of the most common fraud meth- odologies used by offenders continue to be internet order fraud, fraudulent use of victims’ bank accounts and cards, and vishing and phishing attacks. Road Safety Road injuries and deaths have decreased by 31.6% on the previous year, to a total of 52 (no road deaths, 20 serious injuries and 32 slight injuries). Serious road injuries and deaths remain below figures recorded in pre-pandemic years. RENFREWSHIRE POLICING PRIORITIES 2018-2022 Protecting vulnerable people Working with communities Tackling crime in the digital age Support for operational policing POLICE SCOTLAND’S POLICING PRIORITIES 2021-2022
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4 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL DEMAND ANALYSIS - * PYTD - PREVIOUS YEAR TO DATE CYTD - CURRENT YEAR TO DATE CRIME PYTD CYTD INCIDENTS PYTD CYTD Total Crimes & Offences 6,149 6,373 Total number of incidents 21,912 20,907 While the volume of recorded crime and offences has increased by 3.6% on the previous year, they have fallen by 5.5% on the five year average. Crime categories have which increased against the previous five year average are Group 1 crimes of violence, Group 2 sexual crimes, Group 3 crimes of dishonesty and Group 4 crimes of fire-raising and malicious mischief. These have risen by 23.2%, 5.1%, 7.0% and 2.7% re- spectively, compared to respective five year averages. Meanwhile, Group 5 proactive crimes, Group 6 miscellaneous offences and Group 7 offences relating to motor vehicles all fell by margins of between 3.6% and 15.8%, as compared to five year averages. CRIME CHART * * * * * * INCIDENT CHART
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5 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL ONLINE & CYBERCRIME - DATA OVERVIEW CONTEXT: Analysis identified a minimum of 279 cybercrimes in the reporting period in Renfrewshire, an increase from 274 in the last reporting year. 30% of these related to online fraud and other financially motivated crimes. However, the highest proportion of cybercrimes in- volved threatening / menacing communications offences. ACQUISITIVE CRIME — DATA OVERVIEW 341 shoplifting crimes have been recorded – a 1.9% increase on the five year average. Meanwhile, the detec- tion rate fell by 15.4 percentage points on the previous five year average to 54.5% in the current reporting year. Housebreaking crimes (including attempts) fell by 26.4% on the five year average, to a total of 99 crimes. The detection rate is 18.2%, 3.5 percentage points below the five year average rate. Dwelling houses continue to account for the highest volume of property type targeted, featuring in 47% of cases. Motor vehicle crimes fell by 36.3% on the five year average, to a total of 117 crimes. Theft from insecure mo- tor vehicles continues to account for the highest proportion of all sub-categories of motor vehicle crime. The MV crime detection rate is 40.2%, an increase of 8.6 percentage points on the five year average rate. Four doorstep/bogus crimes have been recorded in the reporting period, with victims often being elderly. One of these crimes have been detected at the current time. Crimes typically involved suspects failing to undertake work on gardens and dwelling houses after accepting payment for same. COUNTER TERRORISM & DOMESTIC EXTREMISM The current threat to the UK from terrorism is SUBSTANTIAL—meaning that an attack is likely.
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6 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, VOLENCE & DISORDER - DATA OVERVIEW 140 Group 1 crimes of violence have been recorded, an increase of 23.2% compared to the previous five year aver- age, with the rise predominantly being due to an increase in crimes of threats and extortion (up from a five year aver- age of less than three crimes, to 24 in the current year). One murder and six attempted murders have been recorded, compared to a five year average of 2.2 and 6.6, respectively. Meanwhile, serious assaults have risen by 2.8% to a total of 58 crimes, compared to a five year average of 56.4. Robberies have fallen from a five year average of approximate- ly 27 crimes, to 19 (-30.7%). The overall detection rate for Group 1 crimes of violence is 52.1%, compared to the five year average rate of 74.8%. There were 735 recorded common assaults in the reporting period, of which 72 targeted police officers and other emergency workers. The total number of common assaults increased by 2.1% on the previous five year average (15 more victims). The detection rate for minor violence in 2022/23 is 68.3%, compared to a five year average of 71.3%. 59 wilful fireraising crimes have been recorded, a significant increase on the preceding five year average (n=43.6). The current detection rate is 20.3%, compared to the five year average rate of 21.1%. Wheelie bins and motor vehicles remain the most common objects/property involved in wilful fireraising crimes, featuring in 36% and 18% of reported crimes, respectively. The wilful fireraising of derelict properties continues to be an issue, accounting for more than 7% of reported crimes. 1 APRIL 2022 TO 31 AUGUST 2022 - OBJECTIVE: Reduce the number of victims of violent crime Antisocial Behaviour Public complaints regarding disorder fell by 27.4% against the previous year, to a total of 3027 incidents. Recorded ASB remains significantly below the three year average of 4,478 incidents.
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7 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME - DATA OVERVIEW In the reporting period, there were 69 detections for drug supply, production and cultivation offences—an in- crease of 27.3% on the previous five year average. Mean- while, the detection rate for all recorded drug supply offences was 121.1%, an increase of 30.1 percentage points on the five year average. Commodity seizures included Etizolam, cocaine and cannabis. Proactive work is carried out on a daily basis by teams based within Renfrewshire, supported by Divisional teams, which specifically target the Serious and Organised Crime groups, two of which predominantly impact on Renfrewshire. Enforce- ment activity is intelligence led to ensure the right people are being targeted in the right places. We continue to gather intelligence for further enforcement action in Renfrewshire and it remains a priority for officers to carry out intelligence led patrols ensuring that individuals involved in the possession and supply of controlled drugs are proactively engaged, subsequently leading to obtaining and executing search warrants. Reported sexual crimes increased by 5.1% on the previ- ous five year average, to a total of 185 crimes. The detec- tion rate for sexual crime is 73.5%, an increase of 14.4 percentage points on the five year average. At least 29% of these crimes involved non-recent reporting—with a large proportion of non-recent reports involving child victims. Victims aged 11-15 years account for almost 25% of all sexual crimes recorded. Almost a quarter of record- ed sexual crimes were cyber-enabled in nature. MISSING PEOPLE There were 469 recorded missing persons incidents, an increase of 103% on the previous year. Over 12% of the total number of incidents related to the top five most frequent missing persons within Ren- frewshire, all of whom were young people aged under 19 years. Overall, around 77% of all missing per- sons in Renfrewshire belonged in this age category. Young Persons’ Units continue to feature predomi- nantly amongst the most common locations for missing persons incidents (36%). Over 73% of all missing people were traced within 24 hours, and 50% within 12 hours. Less than three percent of incidents involved people being missing for over one week. PROTECTING PEOPLE AT RISK FROM HARM - DATA OVERVIEW
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8 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL ROAD SAFETY & ROAD CRIME - DATA OVERVIEW PRIORITY: REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED ON OUR ROADS Road Traffic Casualties 2021/22 2022/23 Number of persons killed on our roads 0 0 Number of persons seriously injured 27 18 Number of persons slightly injured 46 32 Number of children seriously injured 3 2 Road Traffic Data from 01/04/2022 to 31/08/2022 No road fatalities occurred in the reporting period—no change on the previous year. Meanwhile, seri- ous road injuries fell by 33%, with slight road injuries also falling by 30%. No children have been killed on Renfrewshire’s roads in the current reporting year. While there were two serious road injuries in- volving children, this remains one fewer than occurred in the previous year. Overall, offences relating to vehicles fell by 9.9% on the previous five year average, to a total of 1,433. This included a drop in speeding offences, disqualified driving offences and careless driving. Mean- while, the detection rate for offences relating to motor vehicles fell from a five year average of 90.1% to 85.6%.
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9 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE: COMPLAINTS & USER SATISFACTION COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POLICE From 01/04/2022– 31/08/2022 A total of 118 complaints have been made in the reporting period, equating to 36.8 complaints per 10,000 police incidents. A total of 74 on-duty allegations were made in the reporting period (compared to a three year average of 126.3). A total of 44 allegations were made in relation to quality of service in the reporting period, above the previous three year average of 36.