TACKLING ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Anti-Social Behaviourto consider…

Anti-social behaviour is a broad term used to describe the day-to-day incidents of crime, nuisance and disorder that makes people’s lives a misery – from litter to vandalism, public drunkenness or aggressive dogs, to noisy and abusive neighbours.

Is enough being done to tackle this issue?

New legislation becomes effective in October 2014.

A brief analysis of the current position together with an outline of the new legislation and how this will be applied follows.

Anti-Social Behaviour – Calls to Police & Noise Complaints

POLICE

NOISE

ASB Code Current % of Total Previous Change %Abandoned Vehicle 210 2.0% 225 -15 -6.7%Vehicle Nuisance 718 6.9% 730 -12 -1.6%

Rowdy / Inconsiderate Behaviour 4886 47.0% 7181 -2295 -32.0%Rowdy / Nuisance Neighbours 1641 15.8% 1358 283 20.8%

Trespass 204 2.0% 283 -79 -27.9%Malicious Comms 281 2.7% 1124 -843 -75.0%

Noise 710 6.8% 907 -197 -21.7%Begging / Vagrancy 390 3.7% 285 105 36.8%

ASB - Nuisance 672 6.5% 46 626 1360.9%Other 693 6.7% 663 30 4.5%TOTAL 10405 100.0% 12802 -2397 -18.7%

Rolling 12 Months‘Current’ period relates to crimes between 01/09/2013 and 31/08/2014‘Previous’ period relates to crimes between 01/09/2012 and 31/08/2013

Noise Type Current % of TotalDomestic Source 1885 50.0%Construction Site 572 15.2%

Commercial Source 347 9.2%In Street 331 8.8%

Intruder Alarm (commerical or residential)

252 6.7%

Licensed Premises 237 6.3%Other 145 3.8%TOTAL 3769 100.0%

Anti-Social Behaviour – Location of calls

Location of police calls last 12 months Location of police calls previous 12 months

The key wards for noise complaints over the last 12 months are Nothcote and Balham. The key wards for noise complaints to the police are Latchmere, St. Marys Park and Shaftesbury.

Parts 1-6 Anti-social behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014Formal interventions summary

• In early 2011 the Home Office consulted on their plans to streamline the toolkit used to tackle anti-social behaviour, so that the police and partners have faster, more flexible tools.

• Changes will stop anti-social behaviour earlier and better protect victims and communities.

• The key aim is to focus on the needs of the victim and for the offender to take positive action that will result in a change in their negative behaviour.

• Introduces the community ‘Trigger’: Giving victims and communities the right to request a review of their case and bring agencies together to take a joined up, problem-solving approach to find a solution, provided that a predetermined threshold has been met.

• Reduces 19 existing powers to 6 new orders and injunctions.

Powers for dealing with people

Existing Powers:

• Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO)• Drinking Banning Order (DBO)• Anti Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI)• Individual Support Order• Intervention Order

• ASBO on conviction• DBO on conviction

Replaced by:

Civil Injunction: Civil power to stop a person’s ASB escalating and sets a clear standard of behaviour. Can include prohibitions and positive requirements. For perpetrators aged 10 or over.

Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO): Court order to tackle ASB which is applied following a conviction for any criminal offence. Can include prohibitions and positive requirements.

Existing Powers:

• Litter Clearing Notice• Street Litter Clearing Notice• Graffiti/Defacement Removal Notice

• Designated Public Place Order• Gating Order• Dog Control Order

• Premises Closure Order

• Crack House Closure Order• Noisy Premises Closure Order• S161 Closure Order

Replaced by:

Community Protection Notice: Notice to stop persistently antisocial individuals, businesses or organisations.

Public Spaces Protection Order: Order designed to protect public spaces from persistently anti social individuals or groups.

Closure Power: Powers to close premises for up to 48 hrs out of court (closure notice) or up to 6 months via the court (closure order).

Powers for dealing with places

Existing Powers:

• S.30 Dispersal Order• S.27 Direction to Leave

Replaced by:

Dispersal power: Powers to remove a person from a specific location if they are committing (or likely to commit) harassment, alarm or distress, or crime or disorder in a public place, for up to 48 hrs if authorised by a police inspector or above.

Police Powers

Anti-Social Behaviourto consider…

Anti-social behaviour is a broad term used to describe the day-to-day incidents of crime, nuisance and disorder that makes people’s lives a misery – from litter to vandalism, public drunkenness or aggressive dogs, to noisy and abusive neighbours.

Is enough being done to tackle this issue?

New legislation becomes effective in October 2014.

A brief analysis of the current position together with an outline of the new legislation and how this will be applied follows.