Data about police performance has been consolidated and made
available to the public for the first time today.
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue
Services (HMICFRS) has worked closely with the National Police
Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), Association of Police and Crime
Commissioners (APCC), College of Policing, National Crime Agency
(NCA) and Home Office to publish the new public-facing Digital Crime and
Performance Pack.
The data shows the performance of all 43 police forces in England
and Wales against the measures in the Government’s beating crime plan,
including homicide and burglary.
Although this data is already published by the Office for
National Statistics (ONS), in its current format it can be
difficult to interpret and compare police forces’ performance.
The newly consolidated data will make it easier for police and
crime commissioners to show the public how they are holding
police forces to account over their performance.
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Andy
Cooke, said:
“The public have a right to know how well their local police
force is performing in tackling crime.
“The data we are publishing today will improve transparency and
increase accountability by allowing the public to easily view and
compare forces’ performance in priority areas, such as burglary
and homicide.”
Crime and Policing Minister, , said:
“The public deserve easy access to data which lets them hold
individual police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners to
account on the issues that matter most to them.
“Publishing this data is about driving up standards, ensuring
that the public can have every confidence in the police’s ability
to tackle neighbourhood crime, serious violence and homicide,
which can blight our communities.
“We have achieved our commitment to recruit 20,000 new officers
meaning there are record numbers of police officers across the
country however it is important people can see what is happening
locally and where improvements are needed to make our streets
safer.”
National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Performance
Management, Chief Constable Dr Richard Lewis, said:
"Policing is committed to being as transparent as possible, yet
we know that much of the available data can often be difficult
for the public to interpret.
"We have been working closely with our law enforcement partners
to provide the public-facing Digital Crime and Performance Pack,
which will make it easier than ever for the public to understand
crime and police performance in their area."
Policing Standards Manager for Digital Policing at the
College of Policing, Sarra Fotheringham, said:
“If we want to have the trust and support of the public, then
it’s important that we are open, inclusive and transparent about
the work we are doing to beat crime and keep our streets safe. By
sharing localised crime data in an easily understandable format,
the public are able to see for themselves the work we are putting
into areas of crime that impact them and their local areas.”
Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Performance
Leads, and Sophie Linden,
said:
“We welcome the publication of this data which will allow the
public to better understand the progress police forces are making
against priority measures in the Beating Crime Plan.
“A core part of the role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)
is to hold their forces to account, to be the voice of local
people in policing and ensure the delivery of an effective and
efficient police service. This consolidated data will enable
greater transparency and empower the public to better understand
police performance.
“We hope that it will also be a useful tool for holding forcers
to account and for supporting open conversations between PCCs,
forces and the public on police performance in key crime types.”
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