Crime Down Across South Wales
The latest Home Office figures show that
South Wales is staying safe.
Crime figures for the 12-month period up to September 2011, released by the Home Office on Thursday 19th January, reveal that crime overall has fallen by 8.5% compared to the year before.
This is equivalent to 8,275 fewer victims of crime - or 159 less crimes every week.
There have been notable reductions in key areas such as burglaries and vehicle crime.
The main results are:
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Vehicle crime fell by 20.7%
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Dwelling burglaries fell by 9.8%
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Robberies fell by 7.8%
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Criminal damage fell by 16.3%
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Assault with injury fell by 10.3%
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Sanction detections increased by 1.7%, from 31.4% to 33.1%
Public confidence in the police to deal with local concerns has also increased by over 9%.
ACC Julian Kirby said: "It is really pleasing to know there have been 8,275 fewer people who have become victims of crime in the South Wales Police force area over the last twelve months, compared to the previous year.
"When Peter Vaughan took up post as Chief Constable in January 2010, his vision was for South Wales Police to be the best at understanding and responding to our communities’ needs. This vision has driven the force to deliver the performance it has with crime being driven relentlessly down year on year.
"Every police force in
Wales is facing unprecedented challenges over the next few years to deal with cuts to budgets. South Wales Police have already taken significant and difficult steps to reshape our organisation into one that is that is more efficient, works smarter and better meets the demands of our communities. I commend the staff throughout the Force who have delivered this fantastic performance.
"We are not complacent in our efforts to drive down crime and we will continue to work closely with the public to keep our communities safe. We have a similar approach to anti social behaviour and we hope the public will continue to support us by calling 101 to pass on information they have about crime, suspicious activity or anti social behaviour in their area.”
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