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Reference:
2012/1489
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Question by:
Navin Shah
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Meeting date:
23 May 2012
I have been contacted by a chair of the Safer Neighbourhood Panel for Canons Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team who is concerned about staffing, which has reduced from 6 to 3.5 over the last few months, while the level of crime has increased. Statistics provided by the SNT Sergeant for the period 5 December 2011 to 25 March 2012, compared to the same period a year ago indicate that residential burglary in the ward has doubled ( from 17 to 35), non-residential burglary has tripled ( from 7 to 23) and theft from motor vehicles has also nearly tripled ( from...