Safer Places, Safer People

Superintendent Sean WrightDistrict Commander

Lisburn and Castlereagh City

• Role of the Police in Community Planning

• Key Issues during change and austerity

• Collaborative Working

What is Community Planning?

•Improving social, economic and environmental well-being

•Tackling poverty, exclusion and disadvantage

•Contributing to achieving sustainable development across the region

•Planning and improving public services.

What is the role of the police?

Section 32 (1) Police (NI) Act 2000It shall be the general duty of police officers:a)to protect life and property;b)to preserve order; c)to prevent the commission of offences; d)where an offence has been committed, to take measures to bring the offender to justice.

Section 32 (5) Police (NI) Act 2000Police officers shall, so far as practicable, carry out their functions in co-operation with, and with the aim of securing the support of, the local community.

The Police Service

DetectProtectPrevent

Collaborative Decision Making

Courtesy, Fairness & Respect

Accountability

Policing With the Community

Keeping People Safe

To help build a Confident, Safe & Peaceful Society

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Safer Places, Safer People?

•Crimes – 5601

•Violence – 1817

•Theft – 1456

– Shoplifting - 468

•Burglary – 602

•Drugs – 450

•Road Fatalities - 4

•ASB - 4075

Challenges

•Public Expectations & Confidence

•Finance

•People

•Credibility

•Quality of Service

Collaboration

•True partnership working – ditch the cliché

•Collaborative decision-making

•Combined effort

•Collective responsibility

Lisburn Commerce Against Crime•Collaboration between

– Retailers– Council– Police

•26 May – 18th August 2015– Incidents recorded – 217– Tasks to police – 163– Arrests – 69– Other Disposals - 64

Arrests Comparative 2012 to 2014

2015 2014 2013 2012Total 158 275 222 257

Women’s Aid & MARAC

•Place? Home, workplace, public areas

•People? Men, women, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, grand-parents, children

•Increase Reporting– 295 to 308

•Improve outcomes– 24.4% to 28.2%

Questions?