Performance - community safety
Last updated | 01/10/2008
Why is it important?
Community safety has different meanings to different people at different stages of their lives. From protecting children, keeping teenagers out of crime, protecting property to addressing fears in older years – community safety is an essential element in protecting people’s right to live in confidence and without fear for their own or other people’s safety. This embraces a range of issues such as crime prevention, domestic abuse, road safety, fire safety accident prevention etc.
Perth and Kinross, generally, is a prosperous community where residents enjoy a high quality of life. However, it has to be recognised that there are pockets of deprivation, isolation and inequality that exist for communities and population groups in both our urban and rural areas. In these areas residents often don’t experience the same high quality of life, and don’t feel they have strong and safe communities where they feel included, safe and protected. Perth & Kinross Council is committed to making our area a safe place for people to live, work and visit.
How is Perth and Kinross doing?
Steady in number of racist incidents reported
| |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
Target 2010 |
| Number of reports of racist incidents |
95 |
79 |
86 |
increase |
Source: Tayside Police
Decrease in vandalism levels
| |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
Target 2010 |
| Number of incidents of vandalism |
2311 |
1942 |
1729 |
5% decrease |
Source: Scottish Government
Steady in the number of incidents of domestic house-breaking
| |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
Target 2010 |
| Number of incidents of domestic house-breaking |
155 |
173 |
156 |
N/A |
Source: Tayside Police
Decrease in number of wilful fire raising incidents
| |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
Target 2010 |
| Number of wilful fire raising incidents |
95 |
68 |
59 |
10% decrease |
Source: Tayside Police
Decrease in number of people killed, seriously injured, or slight casualties in road accidents
| |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
Target 2010 |
| Number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents |
160 |
124 |
N/A |
| Number of children killed or seriously injured in road accidents |
9 |
6 |
N/A |
| Rate of slight casualties from road accidents |
391 |
380 |
N/A |
Source: Community safety strategy
What influences performance?
All the actions taken to deal with the community safety issues in Perth & Kinross require close partnership working. To ensure that this works properly requires commitment from other agencies and coordination.
What is Perth & Kinross Council's role?
Perth & Kinross Council provides a pivotal role in the coordination and monitoring of various community safety activities. In addition the Council delivers services in relation to Social Work, Child Protection, Youth Justice, Trading Standards, Emergency Planning and Environmental Health functions.
What is Perth & Kinross Council's influence?
Significant
