GMP rated on Police Report Card

Date published: 11 March 2010

GMP has continued to cut crime and improve public confidence according to the latest figures released as the first Police Report Card is published.

The Force has seen crime reduced by 13 per cent in figures for April 2009 to the end of February 2010 and three out of four people have confidence in their local police with latest figures showing public confidence is now at 75 per cent.

The Police Report Card released today, Thursday 11 March 2010 covering the period up to October 2009 recognises the Force’s successes including tackling serious and gun crime, good work in priority neighbourhoods and crime fighting achievements through Operation Storm and Admiral.

It also highlights the Force’s commitment to improving the service through an ambitious change programme and new policing model.

Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: “We have seen some major reductions in crime and at the end of 2009 were reporting the biggest drop in two years.”

Latest figures for the end of February 2010 show burglary has now been cut by 15 per cent, violent offences where a person is injured show an eight per cent reduction, robbery has reduced by 14 per cent, and vehicle crime cut by 18 per cent.

Chief Constable Fahy added: “It is important to note that the figures in the report are five months out of date and the Force has had significant achievements in cutting crime and improving performance since then.

”The report attempts to capture the complexities of policing in a format the public may find useful. However it does not give enough recognition to the challenges a large metropolitan area faces when compared with more rural areas. We continue to provide people with a range of easy access information through the Force website so they can see up to date information about their local police.

”What is most important to GMP is to provide the best possible service to people so that we can improve public confidence on the streets and in our communities. We are already seeing examples of that through the work of neighbourhood policing teams.

”We know we can do more and we will. The success we have had in tackling serious crime is now being used to target the prolific offenders responsible for the crimes hitting our communities.”

The Report Card states that the Force has a “strong track record in dealing with serious, high-level crime” and exceeded the standard for tackling serious crime. It also notes the nationally recognised expertise in tackling gun and gang crime.
Among the areas identified for further development in the report are improving the way the Force deals with burglary, violence and anti-social behaviour, to improve systems and the number of offences solved. It also notes that the confidence target is a “significant challenge” for the Force.

Chief Constable Fahy added: “In December, we set ourselves an ambitious plan to push performance even further and support our long term plans. This has already brought improvements including tracing around 900 wanted offenders. We want to see more offenders being brought to justice for their crimes and will be continuing to target prolific offenders.”

GMP provides regular access to performance data and information through the Force website including local crime maps, neighbourhood updates and information about how you can contribute to local policing. It can be found at www.gmp.police.uk .