Crime Figures Tumble for Fifth Year Running
The division's half year results for 2008/09 also show more than 80-per cent of people are satisfied with the force's response to complaints of anti-social behaviour.
The latest figures reveal that crime across Trent Valley, which is home to
around 280,000 people in Burton, Tamworth, Lichfield, Burntwood and
Uttoxeter, is still falling - for the fifth year in a row.
The figures focus on ten key targets designed to inspire local people's trust and confidence in the force. They reflect priorities highlighted by the public, such as how effective police are in tackling anti-social behaviour.
There were 729 fewer victims of crime between April and September, a fall of more than six per cent to a total of 10,725 offences compared to the same period last year.
Violent crime fell by a third (33.2-per cent), 969 fewer victims of violence to new low of 1,951 offences.
Serious acquisitive crime, covering burglary, theft of and from vehicles and robbery, fell by 117 offences (6.5-per cent) to 1,687.
Business crime showed a 10-per cent drop; 125 fewer business victims to a new low of 1,125 offences.
Chief Superintendent Mick Harrison, Commander of Trent Valley Division said: "These very promising half year results build on the remarkable success police and our partners have achieved in reducing crime year on year for the last five years.
He said Trent Valley's police officers, community support officers and support staff were working hard with community partners to tackle the issues which concerned local people.
And with neighbourhood officers and their community safety partners taking part in regular public meetings in many areas, there was a much clearer understanding of local needs with partners then working together to resolve issues.
"Officers and staff are focused on inspiring people's trust and confidence in the force and are driven less by targets and more by what local people want," he explained.
"We are about listening to what people say and building strong, confident links with communities to enable us to deliver a quality, first class service."
Chief Supt Harrision said police and community safety partners had made tackling anti-social behaviour a top priority because it was important to communities.
Anti-social behaviour incidents showed a slight reduction across the division with a total of 7,205 reported incidents with falls reported in Burton, Uttoxeter and Tamworth.
"More than 83-per cent of people reporting such behaviour were satisfied with the force's overall service while more than three quarters were satisfied with the action taken by police to resolve issues," added Chief Supt Harrison.
The number of people killed or seriously injured on the division's roads fell by nearly 20-per cent to a total of 38 incidents.
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