• Gun crime in Notts
• ’Nottingham Stands Together’
• Latest crime figures for Nottinghamshire
• New Steps to Tackle Street Drinkers
• Keeping Taxis Safe in Nottingham
• Police and Partners to Tackle Violent Crime

A major multi-agency advance in the battle against crime and anti-social behaviour in Nottingham is underway.

A comprehensive package of measures – going under the banner of Safe in Nottingham – will target a wide range of problems, from the most serious and violent crime to niggling nuisance behaviour that spoils the quality of life for the law-abiding majority of people in the city.

Safe In Nottingham’s six key initiatives are:

1. The launch of a hotspot tasking group, involving a weekly meeting of senior figures from Nottingham City Council, Nottingham City Police Division and partner organisations to assess the latest intelligence on crime and anti-social behaviour patterns and ‘hotspots’. They will have the capability to pinpoint problems down to street level and decide how best to tackle them.
   
   
2. Police foot patrols in Nottingham city centre at night as well as during the day to deter drink-fuelled disorder. The initiative will be complemented by the presence of marshals at taxi ranks, enforcement of the existing ban on street drinking in the city centre and enforcement of pub and club licensing conditions.
   
   
3. Increasing the capacity of the Sherwood Project, a Nottinghamshire-wide multi-agency project that tracks drug-using prolific and persistent offenders and which recently emerged the overall winner of the Government’s 2005 Justice Awards. An extra six workers will be recruited to enable the project – which has already cut the re-offending rates of participants by up to 55% - to expand and work with up to 50 more offenders living in Nottingham.
   
   
4. Rolling out Neighbourhood Policing across Nottingham. This aims to establish dedicated teams of police officers, police community support officers, wardens and special constables who are well-known and accessible to local people, and enable local communities to have a greater say in local policing matters. It’s hoped two pilots in Broxtowe and St Ann’s, will lead to Neighbourhood Policing being extended to other areas in Nottingham.
   
   
5. A major expansion of operations to combat street drug dealing by arresting and providing an overt deterrent to dealers. In its first six months of operation, the police drug offences team made more than 100 arrests and helped to close six crack houses. The initiative will be extended to cover The Meadows, Radford and Hyson Green with a target of arresting or disrupting at least one dealer a day.
   
   
6. An awareness campaign to highlight the penalties for riding mini-motos, go-peds and other untaxed and unlicensed vehicles in public areas using leaflets, posters and other publicity. The aim is to reduce the nuisance and danger caused by irresponsible riders, and the campaign will be supported by enforcement activity against offenders, advice to retailers and lobbying for tougher legislation in relation to the sale and use of mini-motos.

Safe In Nottingham - Information

Gun crime in Notts
Against national trends and contrary to some misguided national commentary, gun crime in Nottinghamshire is falling, with a reduction of 45% in the last three years.
Click here to view the latest crime figures for Nottinghamshire document [28.5kb]

’Nottingham Stands Together’
Nottingham City Council, together with Nottinghamshire Police and other agencies, have produced a new gun, weapon and drug-related violence strategy document [289kb] as part of the Nottingham Stands Together initiative which aims to tackle head-on those issues which can have such a corrosive effect on our communities. More information on 'Nottingham Stands Together'.

Latest crime figures for Nottinghamshire
Between 1 October 2004 and 30 September 2005 Nottinghamshire had the fifth lowest rate (per 1,000 population) of more serious violence of the 43 police force areas in England and Wales. Latest recorded crime trends and comparisons - More information on key statistics, reports and information on Nottingham.
[11 November 2005]

New Steps to Tackle Street Drinkers
A crackdown on street drinking has been launched by Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Police as part of the SAFE for Nottingham campaign. More information on new steps to tackle street drinkers.
[8th September 2005]

Keeping Taxis Safe in Nottingham
One of the biggest operations to ensure Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s taxis are safe has been declared a success. More information on keeping taxis safe in Nottingham.
[2nd September 2005]

Police and Partners to Tackle Violent Crime
A new drive to tackle violent crime across Nottingham is under way. Police, Nottingham City Council and partner agencies across the city, are working closely with the Home Office in an effort to reduce levels of alcohol-related crime and domestic violence. More information on police and partners to tackle violent crime.
[25th August 2005]