Agenda and draft minutes

Dacorum Community Safety Partnership - Monday, 19th October, 2015 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, The Forum. View directions

Contact: Kayley Johnston 

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Minutes:

 
 

 


DACORUM COMMUNITY

SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

 

 

M I N U T E S

 

7.30 pm Monday 19 October 2015

Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Hemel Hempstead

 

Present:

 

Cllr Neil Harden (Chairman)               DBC

Dave Moore                                        DBC – Community Safety Coordinator

Patrick Beynon                                   Herts Constabulary (Watch Liaison Officer)

David Gibson                                      Deputy PCC

Mike Wallis                                          Deputy Chair Street Pastors

Jo Hudson                                           HMP The Mount

Jim Guiton                                          DBC

Steve Holton                                       Herts Fire and Rescue

Jack Daw                                            Herts Fire and Rescue Service

Stewart Riddick                                  DBC

Frank                                                   Resident

Doug Black                                         Chief Inspector - Herts Police

Colin Simpson                                     Neighbourhood Watch Co-Ordinator

Brian Worrell                                       Neighbourhood Watch

Sue Ferguson                                     Neighbourhood Watch, Woodhall Farm

Des Gray                                            Kings Langley Resident

Pat Bramley                            `           Hemel Hempstead Resident

 

 

 

 

1.

Introductions and Apologies for absence

 

 

 

Apologies were received from: Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe, Cllr Imarni, Cllr Guest, Cllr Taylor and Julie Still.

 

 

2.

Minutes of previous meeting 18 May 2015 (previously circulated)

 

 

 

The minutes of the meeting on 18 May 2015 were agreed and signed by the Chairman.

 

 

3.

Performance Update

 

 

 

·                    Community Safety Partnership

 

D Moore gave a brief update on the crime summary quarter 2 - 2015/16 and highlighted the following points;

Ø  This included all crime, then a breakdown of burglary dwelling, vehicle crime, violent crime, criminal damage and anti-social behaviour.

Ø  There are 10 districts/borough Councils in Hertfordshire

Ø  D Moore presented a table with the breakdowns and where Dacorum is rank out of the 10 Districts/Boroughs.

Ø  Dacorum shows a slight improvement upon the period last year remaining 5th in the county for all crime and also for ASB which is not included in the all crime figures because these are incidents rather than crimes.

 

Questions and Answers

 

B Worrell asked if there was any attempt to differentiate between rural and borough figures and secondly e-crime the national figures are going to shoot up and for the first time they are going to be included in crime impact. Will you be looking at e-crime solely or will it be included in your figures.

 

D Gibson said up to yet the figures haven’t been recorded but yes it’s something that they are looking at. There is a national focus but the biggest focus is looking at preventing e-crime and becoming victim focused.

 

P Bramley added to that saying how see was a victim of crime recently.

 

D Gibson said its good experience to talk out about it as we learn from other experiences.

D Gibson also stated that district and rural figures aren’t separated, there is a rural section that works for the constabulary so they might be able to be more specific on figures. D Gibson also added to that saying rural areas aren’t a major issue it’s more around fly tipping and plant crime which is a long standing issue.

 

D Black will take that away as an action to try and get figures.

 

M Wallace asked if the figures included Domestic Violence.

D Gibson said yes.

 

D Black added to that, there is a 50% increase however it covers a wide  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.