Alastair TibbittGlasgow Community & Safety Services

Working Together for Safer Communities

PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

THE CRIME PREVENTION PATHFINDERTHE CRIME PREVENTION PATHFINDER

A Community Planning ApproachA Community Planning Approach to Tackling Crime, Antisocial Behaviourto Tackling Crime, Antisocial Behaviour

and Promoting Community Safety and Promoting Community Safety in Glasgowin Glasgow

Overview

What? – Glasgow Community & Safety Services (GCSS) Structure

Why? - Drivers For Change

How it was done

Locality Teams

Case Study - Clean Glasgow

What Next?

Glasgow Housing Association

Strathclyde Police

Strathclyde Police

Glasgow City Council Senior Officer

Glasgow City Council Elected Member

Glasgow City Council Elected Member

Greater Glasgow NHS Board

GCSS – A New Way Of Doing Things

GCSS is a company limited by Guarantee, with charitable status

Drivers For Change

To move services in line with Community Planning boundaries and priority themes

To improve coordination of services

To fully involve partners

To increase the flexibility of services

To improve management and targeting of resources

To adopt a holistic approach to the issues of crime, antisocial behaviour and community insecurity

To maximise funding opportunities

To bring together local and city-wide service providers to work in partnership with communities to create a safe, vibrant, working Glasgow in which crime, violence and antisocial behaviour are reduced, community responsibility is promoted and safety in the home and public places is improved

AimAim

The Key Target Areas

Link the Crime and Grime Agenda

Improve Resident Responsibility and Participation

Operate at Strategic, Neighbourhood, Family and Individual levels

To Embrace Community Planning and Engender Corporate Working

To focus on both Deeds and Needs of Individuals and Groups

Bring Together Over 500 Staff From:-

Glasgow City Council

Streetwatch (CCTV)

Glasgow Housing Association

Strathclyde Police

Glasgow Community Safety Partnership

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue

Community CCTV

Community CCTV

Intelligence & Problem Solving

unit

Intelligence & Problem Solving

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CITRAC Motorway Monitoring CentreCITRAC Motorway Monitoring Centre

City Council Security CentreCity Council Security Centre

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Control Centre

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Control Centre

Strathclyde Police Control Centre

Strathclyde Police Control Centre

Central Support Services Central Support Services

Area Team

North

Area Team

North

Area Team

South West

Area Team

South West

Area Team

East

Area Team

East

Area Team

South East

Area Team

South East

Area Team

West

Area Team

WestCity Centre

Task Force

City Centre

Task Force

Integrated Service Delivery

5 Strategic Planning Areas

5 Locality Teams

Each team comprised of the following sections:-

Community Reassurance section

Neighbourhood and Family Support section

Young People, Prevention and Diversion section

Enforcement section

DELIVERING COMMUNITY SAFETY AT A LOCAL LEVELDELIVERING COMMUNITY SAFETY AT A LOCAL LEVEL

Neighbourhood Issues Neighbourhood Issues

High NEET group

High incapacity levels

High unemployment

Low skill levels

Training & EmploymentTraining &

Employment HealthHealthLeisure &

RecreationLeisure &

Recreation

Few facilities in the area

Reticence to travel to recreational opportunities

The Environment

The Environment

Vandalism

Graffiti

Fly tipping

Poor public spaces

Poor street furniture

Poor lighting

Areas seen as unsafe:- Fear of crime

Family SupportFamily

Support

High level of one parent families

Low information levels about services

Low incomes

Violence against women

Crime, ASB ReassuranceCrime, ASB

Reassurance

Gangs

Antisocial neighbours

Violence against women

High levels of ASB & offending

Territoriality

Young people hanging around

Hate crime:- Racism Homophobia Sectarianism

Prostitution

Citizenship & Learning

Citizenship & Learning

High exclusion

Poor attendance

Low ownership of community assets

Respect in relationships

Intelligence Led Approach

Balornock/ Barmulloch 2 days

Sighthill/ Royston/ Germiston 3 days

Springburn 4 days

Robroyston/ Millerston 2 days

Locality NorthLocality NorthLocality NorthLocality North

MARYHILL KELVIN & CANAL CPP

SPRINGBURN CPP

Lambhill/ Milton 3 days

Maryhill Road Corridor 4 days

Kelvindale/ Kelvinside 2days

North Maryhill/ Summerston 3 days

Ruchill/ Possilpark 4 days

Neighbourhood Rating Number of days resources Reqd.

Rating 1 - 4 4 days

Rating 5 - 7 3 days

Rating 8 - 10 2 days

Clean Glasgow Background

High Profile Grime Crime campaign launched in February 2007

Partnership approach coordinated by Glasgow City Council

GCSS vital supporting role

Other key partners – Glasgow Evening Times, Glasgow Housing Association, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership

Direct Service Improvement – Clean Glasgow

Over 4373 litter FPN’s issued

Now provide city-wide coverage

Over 30,000hrs of patrols, city wide

10 mobile CCTV vehicles and 3 further ‘command and control’ vehicles

Graffiti treatment – productivity boosted 104%

Better local coordination

Community Involvement – Clean Glasgow

In the 7 months from March-Oct 2007:

154 Clean-up events

96 Promotion/Planning/Information events

6509 Volunteers

1167 Volunteers aged under 16

9035 Volunteer Hours of actual clean-up work worth £59,847.84 at minimum wage

Community events in every CPP area

152 Graffiti treatment kits distributed

Clean Glasgow Outcomes

Positive evaluation results from Councillors and officers survey

Campaign on shortlist for a number of awards

More than 50% of public survey respondents feel city has improved on ‘Grime Crime’ issues in last 6 months

What Next?

GCSS is a unique organisation that seeks to bring together a range of ‘crime and grime’ services

Intelligence led approach has improved Grime Crime services throughout the city

Locality Team focus on supporting active communities

Clean Glasgow 2 campaign in development

Expand range of enforcement powers