Following on from the publication of the much reduced crime figures in the Ryedale District for the past year the latest Community Consultation Survey undertaken by The Safer Ryedale Partnership demonstrates that the community appreciate the work being done to provide a safe place in which to live, work and visit.
The survey undertaken throughout the month March this year and across the whole district received 546 responses and of those 94% considered the place where they lived, in Ryedale, to be either fairly safe or very safe. "This is a most pleasing response" said Sgt Steve Pearse who was involved in the survey work with colleagues from The Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team and other partner agencies including North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Ryedale District Council, Parish Council representatives and volunteers. "The Safer Ryedale Partners have collectively worked hard throughout the year and these results vindicate the efforts of the teams involved. I am proud to have been a part of such a successful unit and will be sorry to leave next month".
Other statistics taken from the same survey show that 99% of respondents thought that they lived in an area of either moderately low or very low crime. This in turn reflects the crime statistics published at the end of March showing the lowest crime figures since 2005 and continuing to fall.
80% of replies indicated that the respondents believed that they were fairly confident or very confident that their concerns about Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime were being addressed by Police and District Council whilst 82% thought they were being kept well informed or fairly well informed about what is being done in to tackle these issues.
The Community Partnership Officer, Gail Snowden, said that "whilst this is very pleasing we are working on ways to further improve communications between partners and the community. This survey helps us to identify key community priorities, we then aim to put in place actions that address the problems and we need to ensure that we inform residents of what has been done"
Dog mess and Speeding motorists continue to be the two issues that cause most unease to those who completed the surveys and Safer Ryedale have acted quickly to address each concern.
Additional dog waste bins have been purchased and are being placed in the areas that have been identified as being most in need whilst discussions are ongoing to delegate authority to Police Community Support Officers to issue fixed penalty notices to irresponsible dog owners who allow their animals to foul in a public place.
Over 700 fixed penalty notices have also been given to motorists in the last 12 months, many in locations identified by local communities as being subjected to drivers travelling at excessive speed. In addition to this agencies have worked together educating drivers via Operation Siren. This process involves drivers being given the option of accepting a fixed penalty notice or electing to receive advice from Police, Fire and Rescue and North Yorkshire County Council Officers about the dangers and consequences of driving too fast. In these events across the district over 200 drivers have accepted the advice and others have been reported for summons. Further similar events are planned for coming months.
As we enter the new financial year Safer Ryedale partners look to improve on last years performance and have already set in place a programme of actions aimed at achieving this goal. It can be difficult at times to continue to improve but there is a commitment to these aims and a dedicated team who will do all that they can to meet the target of keeping Ryedale one of the safest places in England.
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 Community Consult Survey Results March 10.pdf | March 2010 Consultation Results | 10 Kb |
