Anti-Social Behaviour
Reducing Neighbourhood Crime
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Relatively few local crime and disorder strategies identify specific neighbourhoods as a priority for action. The case for doing so is, however, strong and growing. 40% of crime takes place in 10% of neighbourhoods. Many now recognise the need to target the neighbourhoods experiencing the worst crime problems with a comprehensive package of crime reduction measures.
Title: Reducing Neighbourhood Crime
Authors: Chris Browne & Rosie Chadwick (Crime Concern)
Series: Partnership Support Briefings
Date published: December 2001
Number of pages: 12
Action on crime and disorder is a vital part of the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy. This recognises that 'anti-social behaviour and crime are at the top of any list of residents' concerns about deprived areas' and that these concerns must be tackled if communities are to thrive. The aims of 'joining up' action and rooting action in communities are most easily achieved at neighbourhood level.
This briefing paper draws on recent research and looks at how the issues have been addressed in two case study areas; Mansfield Neighbourhood Safety Project and the East Manchester New Deal for Communities (NDC). It aims to inform Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) of the key stages in developing a neighbourhood project. The paper highlights issues that CDRPs will want to address as initiators, sponsors or managers of projects of this kind (or through inputs to the crime reduction elements of a neighbourhood approach).
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