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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GIBRALTAR POLICE AUTHORITY 2012 – 2013 The Community in Policing
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
GIBRALTAR POLICE
AUTHORITY
2012 – 2013
The Community in Policing
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GPA ANNUAL REPORT For the period 1 April 2012 TO 31 March 2013
The Police Act 2006 sets out the responsibilities and powers of the Gibraltar Police Authority. Section 8 of that Act requires the Authority to produce an Annual Policing Plan for the Royal Gibraltar Police setting targets to support level objectives and priorities for policing for the year commencing on 1st April. The Plan for the year ended 31 March 2013 was prepared and approved in March 2012. The Policing Plan reflects both the priorities of the Governor in those aspects of policing for which he is responsible and the priorities of the Government in relation to policing as indicated to the Authority by the Chief Minister. The Commissioner of Police was also consulted by the Authority when preparing the Policing Plan. The Plan was based on the level of financial and human resources which were made available to the RGP by the Government for the year. The Policing Plan also took account of the responses received from the general public to the public consultation questionnaire sent by the Authority in December 2012 and January 2013. The Authority is particularly pleased to note that in the public consultation over 72% of respondents agreed with all the priorities as set out in the 2012/2013 Policing Plan. At the end of each year, Section 10 of the Police Act 2006 requires the Authority to produce an Annual Report setting out the extent to which the Annual Policing Plan for the Royal Gibraltar Police for the year ended on the previous 31 March has been fulfilled. This is the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2013. The Royal Gibraltar Police have provided the Authority with their assessment of how they performed, which is included as Appendix A to this report, together with a summary of crime statistics for the year as Appendix B.
PARTICULAR MATTERS OF NOTE IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW The year ended 31 March 2013 was the first full year in which the RGP was under the leadership of Police Commissioner Eddie Yome who took command on 9th April 2012. Commissioner Yome was appointed with a vision of bringing the RGP closer to the community, improving consultation and education through a neighbourhood policing strategy. He attaches great importance to community engagement and forging good relationships and partnerships with other service agencies. His vision for the RGP, together with the requirements imposed by the implementation of the Criminal Procedure
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and Evidence Act, envisaged a complete restructure, requiring additional manpower resources and the civilianisation of certain posts which had hitherto been carried out by police officers. The Commissioner’s strategy was welcomed and supported by the Authority who joined the Commissioner in making a case to the newly elected Government. The Authority is pleased to report that it found a Government ready to listen, support and commit to the necessary resources required by the RGP. The restructure, therefore, went ahead in the 1st quarter of the policing year. This included an increase of RGP officers by 7 sergeants and 1 inspector.
In addition to the restructure, several other initiatives were introduced in the policing year ended 31 March 2013. The main ones are as follows:
• Four district offices have been established within residential areas manned during specific opening times designed to increase contact with and improve public confidence in the RGP by an increased presence within the estates;
• Four district committees have been formed, one for each geographical area, comprising of tenant associations and management committees who meet with RGP neighbourhood policing teams on a regular basis.;
• A programme of visiting vulnerable persons and victims of crime has been initiated. This provides these individuals with reassurance that the RGP cares about them. Furthermore, the RGP is able to provide a conduit to other agencies and organisations such as the Care Agency, the GHA, the Housing Agency and Women In Need;
• The newly formed Safeguarding Unit, dealing with child protection, vulnerable adults and domestic abuse, has been created and its personnel has received special training especially in the areas of achieving best evidence interviews. The Unit works closely with the Care Agency which has resulted in joint work spanning attendance at strategy meetings, joint house visits, with pre interview and ABE interviews being carried out;
• The CPRU’s increased profile and resources following the restructure has allowed a significant increase in Crime Prevention initiatives;
• Increased use of CCTV cameras with a central monitoring unit at New Mole House; • The Traffic Unit now incorporates the added resources of the Highways Enforcement Officers who
were seconded to the RGP. Targeted operations at hotspots with traffic calming measures have contributed significantly towards making our roads safer;
• The RGP has embraced social media, having been very active on Twitter and Facebook and having recently launched a new website. This initiative has provided the public with timely information on police and community issues with feedback on concerns highlighted by community members. This has also provided a platform for community members to actively engage with NPT officers via Facebook clinics providing information and feedback on community matters in real-‐time;
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• The Marine Unit has had an increased profile under the command of a Chief Inspector and Inspector in the newly created Territorial Policing subdivision. Two new interceptor RIB’s, a large patrol vessel, The Sir William Jackson, a jet boat and two jetskis have been purchased and are deployed for this function thus augmenting the RGPs maritime capability;
• An operational statement of intent has been signed with the Gibraltar Defence Police to provide assistance on policing at sea;
• A new dog unit has been created to support RGP operations; • Bicycles are now available to RGP officers; • New RGP trainee scheme commenced with six trainees aged between 16 and 17 years old; • Commissioner Yome elected President of European Association of Airport and Seaport Police
(EAASP) during their 2013 Annual Conference held in Gibraltar on the 23rd and 24th April of this year.
GPA INITIATIVES AND PCB ACTIVITIES The Authority welcomes the fact that the public consultation exercise it conducted reflected an improvement in the public’s perception of confidence in the RGP and the services it performs. Although there was a slight decrease in the percentage of respondents who stated they were satisfied with the services the percentage still remains high at 61% being satisfied with the overall service provided by the RGP. The Authority also welcomes the reduction in complaints, particularly, sustained complaints against RGP officers as set out in the Police Complaints Board annual report issued in January 2013.
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THE RGP’S ASSESSMENT OF ITS PERFORMANCE The assessment of the RGP is reproduced in full at Appendix A to this Annual Report. It sets out, in detail, the performance of the RGP as assessed by the Senior Management Team in relation to the five areas of priority set out in the Policing Plan 2012-‐13. The Assessment is followed by statistics for the year under review, at Appendix B, which illustrate graphically the work done by the RGP in policing Gibraltar.
THE GPA’S ASSESSMENT OF THE RGP’S PERFORMANCE The following commentary highlights some of the significant issues which the RGP self assessment reveals. Achievement of targets: The Policing Plan tasked the RGP with achieving a total of 17 targets. The attached report provides evidence that:
• 14 targets have been met • 1 target is still a work in progress • 2 targets have not been met
These were set within 5 areas of priority which were as follows: 1. Tackling crime: The figures for overall recorded crime reduced by 18% for the period under review, from 4,546 in 2011/12 to 3,726 in 2012/13. This is a significant reduction in a single year, particularly where it comes on the back of a significant drop of 13.5% in the previous year. This reduction is across all crime sectors, serious crimes, drug-‐related crimes and traffic offences. Against that background the RGP failed to meet its target of achieving a detection rate of overall crime of 65%, as detection rates fell by 7% from 66% to 59%. The GPA nevertheless notes that the detection rate of overall crime in 2010/09 and 2009/08 was 63% and 60.4% respectively, and that 71% represented an all-‐time high. This follows a reduction of 13.5% in the previous year. This includes a reduction of 16% in serious crimes and a reduction of 13% in drug related crimes. This reduction in recorded crime in spite of increased RGP activity in all areas is very positive for our community. The Authority is pleased to note a reversal in the trend in the number of drug related offences which had increased sharply last year. The RGP attributes this to its increased focus on neighbourhood policing. However, the supply and misuse of drugs continues to be seen by the public as the biggest
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problem facing our community and the RGP needs to continue to tackle this vigorously particularly in respect of the drug suppliers.
2. Service to the Community: Significant time has been invested during the year in restructuring the force and implementing the Commissioners new focus on the Neighbourhood Policing Strategy. Although it does seem too soon to determine, the strategy appears to be paying dividends through reduction in crime levels. It is important however, to ensure that the RGP devotes resources to ensure it continues to provide a high level of service and invests in the training of its people. The training needs analysis needs to be completed to ensure that the required training can be delivered prior to it being needed. Although the public survey conducted by the Authority showed a 3% decrease in public overall satisfaction with the RGP the percentage of respondents that said they were not satisfied with the services of the RGP also reduced by 6%. In addition the percentage of respondents that felt that the public at large were satisfied with the RGP rose by 12%. It seems that on balance, the public perception of the RGP appears to be improving. This is also reflected in the many letters of appreciation which the RGP received in the course of the year, and which were copied to the GPA. This is very welcome. The GPA will retain its commitment to ensure that the RGP continues to maintain and indeed, improve, that degree of confidence, through its work and interaction with the public. 3. Security: Although Gibraltar is geographically small its strategic location means the RGP is constantly under pressure to keep its territory and people safe and secure. The RGP was tasked to continue to devise and execute strategies and to formulate contingency plans to be able to deal with any major incident. Through various internal reviews, multi agency exercises and presentations the RGP continue to keep Gibraltar safe. As noted in the GPA Public Consultation this should remain a priority for the RGP.
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4. Road safety and traffic fluidity: The RGP continued to successfully deal with traffic issues again reducing the incidence of traffic offences and serious traffic accidents. The addition of the Highways Enforcement Officers to the Traffic Unit and the increased use of social media, particularly twitter to keep the public informed of traffic related matters has contributed significantly to the increase in public satisfaction with the RGP’s policing of traffic matters and the reduction in numbers of respondents that deem careless and indiscriminate driving a serious concern (as shown by the Public Consultation Survey). Through traffic operations such as Operation Road Watch the RGP aims to continue to educate the public on the risks of dangerous and reckless driving and to achieve a reduction in the number of reported traffic related crimes. The result of such initiatives has seen a 17.4% drop in accident rates. This is noted and commended by the GPA.
5. Management of Resources: Two targets in this section were not met. These related to the preparation of a costed three year training needs analysis for the RGP as a whole, which is under way but has not been completed and the delivering of an improved IT strategy for the force. Again some work has been done on this, but there has been little progress. This is mainly due to changing requirements following the restructure of the RGP and advancements in available IT technology which need to be reappraised. It is of note that this past year saw the introduction of the new CPE legislation & Crime Act which involved an extraordinary force wide training of both serving officers and new recruits. IT improvements were still not being delivered fast enough. The RGP’s IT project is being led by the Government’s IT section. The RGP needs to ensure that appropriate focus is placed on this project by both themselves and other project partners in the coming year to ensure that it develops a plan that can then be delivered in an efficient and timely basis.
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THE WORK OF THE RGP The RGP as a police force covers many areas of policing seldom found in a force this size. They are not only involved in city policing, but also in the more challenging national policing. Some of the more notable cases that the RGP have been involved in during the year are set out below : • In April 2012 police were alerted by GHA medical staff following concerns for the welfare of a
child who had been taken to hospital by his parents and who bore certain suspicious injuries. A multi agency approach was adopted to investigate this matter involving the GHA, Education Authorities, Social Services and RGP. Evidence secured suggested the child and his brother had been subject of neglect for some time. The parents were arrested and charged for the offence of cruelty to a young person (2 counts) The case is still before the courts. Police powers under Sec 98 of the Children Act 2099 were invoked in this investigation.
• On the 9th April 2012, officers of the Marine Section identified a suspected Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat [RHIB] in the BGTW. Due to its size this type of vessel is a prohibited import. It was being crewed by two occupants. Upon being challenged they attempted to escape and a chase ensued during which the occupants were seen to jettison a bale of suspected Cannabis Resin. They were eventually intercepted in the area of Little Bay and within the RHIB were bales of Cannabis Resin weighing 1200Kg. The occupants, two Spaniards both aged in the mid twenties, were arrested and charged with the possession, possession with intent to supply and unlawful importation of the 1200Kg of drugs. Additionally they faced charges of jettisoning cargo and importing a prohibited import, the RHIB. They were convicted in the Supreme Court and sentenced to 5 years and 4 months imprisonment.
• In May 2012, police responded to a call of a robbery at a retail outlet in Market Place where the female shop assistant was allegedly forcibly bound by her hands and feet and had a total of 28 boxes of cigarettes and £28,000 stolen. A protracted investigation revealed that in fact no robbery had taken place and that the shop assistant had concocted the allegation covering up her involvement in the theft of the property described. Both she and a 24 year Spanish national were arrested for the theft and burglary. The female failed to surrender to her bail and is believed to have absconded from the jurisdiction – A warrant for her arrest exists. The man was convicted in the Supreme Court on one count of theft, and one count of burglary and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. The stolen property was not recovered.
• On 28th June 2012 a 23 year old man was arrested for possession and possession with intent to supply 376g of Cannabis Resin following a search warrant executed at his residence. It was suspected that this man was drug peddling from his residence. He was convicted in court and served a prison sentence.
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• On 20th July 2012, officers of the Marine Section discovered an unmanned vessel laden with 1,500Kg of Cannabis Resin off the Detached Mole. On investigating closer, two individuals of Spanish nationality aged 30 and 40 years old were found hiding in a bunker on the mole. The subsequent investigation was able to link these two men to the drugs and they were charged with the possession, possession with intent to supply and importation of the drugs. On conviction they each received a prison sentence of 5 years and 4 months
• August 2012, following information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in USA an investigation was instigated into the distribution of indecent photographs of children. The investigation revealed that between August 2011 and August 2012, a local 68 year local man had been receiving and distributing indecent images of children via a public telecommunications network. A search warrant was executed at his residence where electronic storage devices containing the illegal and disturbing images were seized. He was subsequently charged with the possession and distribution of the indecent images. On conviction at the Supreme Court he was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment.
• On the 9th August 2012 two local men aged 24 and 25 years respectively were challenged by officers who were in receipt of information that they were engaged in the unlawful supply of Cocaine. The search of the car they were in when challenged revealed individual wrappers of a substance which when tested was confirmed to be Cocaine, a Class A controlled drug weighing 19.5 grams. This case is still pending trial.
• On the 11th February 2013, in the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, Divorce and Matrimonial Jurisdiction, an order was made in respect of a 5 year old child which amongst other issues prohibited the removal of this child from the jurisdiction without the permission of the father or the court. At around midday on Monday 2nd April 2013, the father handed the child to the mother as per their arrangements for her to have her scheduled holiday break with the child. The child was to be returned on the Monday 8th April 2013 but the mother failed to do so. On the strength of a European Arrest Warrant the German authorities have arrested the person in question.
• A 29 year old local man was arrested in early April 2013 for the theft of £15,000 from local investment firm. The suspect had forged signatures on a large number of cash withdrawal slips and cheques, and subsequently amended the ledgers at the company in order to hide the thefts. He was charged with two counts of forgery, two counts of theft and one count of false accounting. His trial at the Supreme Court is still pending.
• On the 5th April 2012, a local man aged 32 was arrested for the offences of common assault upon a man and assault occasioning actual bodily harm upon a woman. The incident occurred in broad daylight in Waterport Road when the assailant began throwing out punches and kicks at the
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victims. He was tried in the Supreme Court and received a 6 month prison sentence for the assault on the female and a 1 month sentence for the assault on the man to run concurrent.
• In early January 2013 officers responded to St Bernard’s Hospital where a 42 year old male had been taken to the accident and emergency department suffering from multiple stab wounds. Luckily for the victim, the injuries did not turn out to be life threatening. Enquires revealed that the victim had been assaulted by a 48 year old female in the vicinity of Edinburgh Estate. The female was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and on conviction before the Supreme Court served a term of imprisonment.
FUTURE POLICING PLAN The Policing Plan for 2013-‐14 was presented to Parliament in May 2013 and can be found on the GPA website at www.gpa.gi . GIBRALTAR POLICE AUTHORITY There have been several changes of note to the members the GPA over the past year. Mr Henry Pinna, Chairperson of the PCB since its inception in 2006 resigned and Mrs Vivian Canessa, also an original member of the Authority, ended her term of office in May 2013. Mrs Lesley Pallet, the deputy Governor retired from her role. Mr Richard Garcia, GPA Chairperson for the past 2 years and a member since 2006 also stepped down from his position. The Authority would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their contribution and for their dedication and wish them well. The new members of the Authority are Mr Aurelio Falero and Rev Fidel Patron, the new deputy Governor, Ms Alison MacMillan and Mr John Gonçalves who has recently accepted the role of GPA Chairperson.
Appendix A Annual
Report
Policing Year 2012/2013
E. Yome CPM Commissioner of Police
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List of abbreviations
ABE Achieving Best Evidence CFB City Fire Brigade CMU Crime Management Unit CPRU Crime Prevention & Reduction Unit CTSA Counter Terrorist Security Adviser GCID Gibraltar Co-‐ordinating Centre for Criminal Intelligence & Drugs GDP Gibraltar Defence Police GHA Gibraltar Health Authority GPA Gibraltar Police Authority GSLA Gibraltar Sports & Leisure Authority MOU Memorandum of Understanding NIM National Intelligence Model NPT Neighbourhood Policing Team RGP Royal Gibraltar Police ROSPA Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RTA Road Traffic Accident SSDR Stop Search Detain & Release SMT Senior Management Team TTG Tactical tasking Group Traffic lights -‐ Legend = TARGET MET
= TARGET NOT MET = WORK IN PROGRESS
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1: TACKLING CRIME
Objectives:
• To reduce levels of crime
2012/13 Year total
2011/12 Year total
Crime Reports 3726 4546 Detection rate 59% 66%
Overall recorded crime is down by 18%.
• To achieve crime detection levels of no less than 65%
End of year total of crime detection 2012/2013 is 59% which is a drop of 7% from last year. However, this has to be read with the significant reduction on crime reports with 820 less overall crime reports this year.
• To enhance the impact of crime prevention and reduction initiatives.
The CPRU has performed a total of 61 commercial and 9 residential Crime Prevention surveys. Crime Surveys as compared to 11 for the same period last year, proof positive of the impact created by the restructure and the unit’s increased profile and resources. During the relevant period there have been no repeat victims, suggesting that the crime prevention advice imparted has served well to ‘target harden’ the premises against burglars.
• To efficiently tackle serious crime and drug-‐related crime.
Serious Crime Offences Reports Detected Detection rate
2012/13 1187 714 60%
2011/12 1413 1083 77%
SERIOUS CRIME OFFENCES HAVE COME DOWN BY 16% AND ALTHOUGH THE DETCTION RATE HAS DROPPED THERE WERE 226 LESS SERIOUS CRIME REPORTS.
Drug Related Offences Reports Detected Detection rate
2012/13 544 496 91%
2011/12 703 702 99%
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• To increase community support and public reassurance and have a positive impact on the quality
of life in the community;
The GPA Public Survey highlighted the public’s overall satisfaction level of 61% of the service provided by the RGP, and a 60% positive confidence level in the police. Respondents also expressed positive comments on the new Neighbourhood Policing initiative and the use of social media in communicating with the public. We have also received 80 letters of appreciation from members of the public, during the past reporting year.
• To organise and maintain active community involvement in policing projects;
The Neighbourhood Policing concept continues to consolidate with its potential. Four district committees have been formed, one for each geographical area, comprising of tenant associations and management committees. Fifteen meetings have been held to date. The aim is to meet every two months. In addition, there have been daily contacts with individual tenant association’s and management committees. The Neighbourhood Policing Teams meet with tenant associations regularly and are available on the ground to attend to residents’ needs.
We have established four district offices which are conveniently located within residential areas in order to get closer to our community and provide a service by deploying from these offices in partnership with other stakeholders. This will enable us to increase confidence in the police and reassure the public with a more visible presence within the estates.
Our initiatives include a programme of visiting vulnerable persons and victims of crime. This provides them with reassurance that we care about them and that we are able to provide a conduit to other agencies and organisations such as the Care Agency, the GHA, the Housing Agency and Women In Need. We have made this a priority and we continue to monitor the quality of service we provide to improve their quality of life. The RGP has also embarked on developing community related initiatives particularly targeting vulnerable persons. An example of one of these initiatives is the fitting of digital door spy-‐holes in the homes of vulnerable persons.
NPT officers have also embarked on developing relations between the police and Gibraltar’s ethnic communities by identifying an officer as a direct point of contact with their representatives providing them with regular updates and addressing their concerns.
The Royal Gibraltar Police recently launched a website which integrated Twitter and Facebook. This initiative has provided the public with timely information on police and community issues with feedback on concerns highlighted by community members. This has also provided a platform for community members to actively engage with NPT officers via a Facebook clinic providing information and feedback on community matters in real-‐time.
Our efforts and commitment to influence the youth to keep away from drugs continued with the annual and very successful Mini Olympiad held in September 2012. This year saw the active participation of representatives from the different religious denominations supporting the key message of the event.
• To work closer with schools by dedicating officers exclusively to school liaison;
School liaison officers are exclusively deployed to schools and also accompany students on school trips school liaison officers have accompanied school children on frequent school trips during the past year. Three officers participated in the GSLA summer sports awareness program, forming part of the leadership teams mentoring the children throughout the entire period. ROSPA cycling proficiency courses were held in conjunction with the summer sports program. In addition school liaison officers have carried out numerous presentations to school children on issues ranging from ‘stranger danger’, cyber crime awareness to
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Halloween and road safety. Feedback from the educationalists on the effectiveness of the school liasision officers is very encouraging.
• To create a workable action plan in conjunction with the Youth Service so as to reach out to socially disadvantaged young persons;
The NPT are working together in partnership with the Care Agency and the Youth Service on a number of community initiatives. NPT officers have had contact with the Care Agency and children in their care on one hundred and fifty four occasions on liaison visits. We have improved our relationship with the Youth Service coming up with initiatives such as dolphin trips, discos, cleaning campaigns in estates, walks to Med Steps and Nature Reserve, fun days at the clubs, Easter events and treasure hunts.
We are also in the embryonic stages of developing a community oriented programme [action plan] to involve the Scouts Association and the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme to assist police in supporting vulnerable persons within our community. It is envisaged that this police led programme will have huge benefits for all the stakeholders involved.
• To effectively address crimes where children or vulnerable persons are victims;
The newly formed Safeguarding Unit has been created and personnel have received special training especially in the areas of achieving best evidence interviews. Since formation in April 2012 they have dealt with 25 investigations. Of those six have or are being dealt within the courts system and three persons have been cautioned. The referrals to the Care Agency have duplicated which have resulted in joint work spanning attendance at strategy meetings, joint house visits, pre interview and ABE interviews being carried out etc. The referrals cover those for child protection, vulnerable adults and domestic abuse.
• To continue tackling issues of domestic violence in all its forms;
There has been a rise in reported domestic violence/abuse matters during this period. This increase is directly attributable to the introduction of the Safeguarding Unit, which has created a focal point of contact with the Care Agency, increased awareness throughout the Police Service and improved detection levels. This is also the result of the RGP’s awareness drive and the closer interaction we now enjoy with members of the community.
• To have a positive impact on the reduction of criminal offences occurring within the neighbourhoods;
Destruction/Damage to Property & Thefts
2012/2013
2011/2012
Destruction/Damage to Property Pre Crimes Act as Causing Damage
429 (Detected 59 = 13%) 465 (Detected 102 = 21%)
Theft 590 (Detected 114 = 19%) 654 (Detected 159 = 24%)
Theft of Motor Vehicle 39 (Detected 8 = 21%) 87 (Detected 12 = 14%)
NOTE : Under the new Crimes Act, theft from or damage to a motor vehicle is no longer categorised separately.
Consequently last year figures have been amalgamated for comparison purpose only.
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WHEN ADDED TOGETHER THIS EQUATES TO A 12.3% DROP IN RESPECT OF THESE CATEGORIES OF CRIME REPORTS. THE HEADLINE FIGURE IS A 58% DROP IN REPORTS OF THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
The increased police presence in our neighbourhoods coupled with initiatives from the Crime Prevention & Reduction Unit has had an impact on crime figures. The figures appearing above detail those offences, which are most difficult to detect and are classified as volume crime in the United Kingdom. Given their nature as opportunistic crime, to achieve a decrease in these offences can only be attributed to prevention through increased police presence in our neighbourhoods and obviously provides evidence that our neighbourhood policing strategy is bearing dividends and that Gibraltar is a safer place for our community to live in.
• To increase public satisfaction levels in respect of the RGP.
The Gibraltar Police Authority survey results noted that the public’s overall satisfaction of the service provided by the RGP remains high and that almost two-‐thirds of the respondents agreed with the priorities as set out in the GPA Annual Policing Plan 2012-‐13. The GPA has also highlighted the positive comments on the new neighbourhood policing initiative and the use of social media in communicating with the public. The Facebook clinics have proved to be very popular with members of the public interacting with officers within their own neighbourhood policing area. Additionally the opening of the four district offices has also increased the public’s accessibility and access to officers who are working within the areas concerned. The RGP therefore continues to explore ways and means of bettering public perception applying innovation and creativity.
Overall, the RGP will be expected to:
• Reduce crime by intelligence-‐led policing, working where appropriate within the Neighbourhood Policing style as described above.
The NPT is directed and targeted through tasks issued by the Tactical Tasking Group which are formulated on the strength of intelligence forthcoming from the Crime Management Unit. In addition, the NPTs regularly liaise with representatives from tenants’ associations and management committees and hold formal diary meetings with them. Monthly briefing documents are produced for each of the four geographical areas prioritising neighbourhood needs and concerns and providing information on the Neighbourhood Policing response to these.
2012/2013 2011/2012
Serious Crime 1187 (Detected 714 = 66%) 1413 (Detected 1083 = 77%)
The number of serious crime reports is down by 16% for the same period. This represents a substantial decrease and we directly attribute this to our increased presence in our community neighbourhoods and our increased engagement and policing style.
• Strategically target drugs through enforcement and education.
The Crime Prevention & Reduction Unit and school liaison officers provide learning events through the PSHE element of the national curriculum. They also conduct awareness campaigns and promotional events such as the Mini Olympiad where the wider public is targeted. A total of nine drug awareness presentations have been held in schools this year.
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The Drug Squad deals exclusively with intelligence led targeted tactical enforcement of drug trafficking offences. The enforcement figures appear below and reflect the emphasis we are giving to stopping the problem at source.
Drug Trafficking Offences 2012/2013
2011/2012
Reported Detected Reported Detected
Supplying/Offering a controlled drug 7 4 13 13 Possession with Intent to Supply a controlled drug 38 38 58 58 Importing a controlled drug 20 18 27 27
• Improve the standards of investigation and achieve a high overall crime detection rate for serious crime.
To improve on the professionalism of our detectives we embarked on a Detective training programme for 20 officers, with a tailored programme run by accredited UK trainers. This investment in training will reap rewards in the future in the development of our officers. There was a drop of 226 serous crime offences recorded this year.
• Tackle problem areas robustly, using the National Intelligence Model.
Intelligence is collected, processed and disseminated through the CMU to the TTG for allocation to the relevant unit to tackle. Feedback on police activity, tactical delivery and outcomes provided to the TTG and the CMU thus completing the intelligence cycle, which is central to the NIM.
• Improve the effectiveness of the Crime Prevention and Reduction programme.
Moving the CPRU to the Crime Protective Services Division as well as increased staffing levels and a reallocation of non-‐core work to other departments has ensured a more effective Crime Prevention Focus. The additional secondment of a GDP officer trained as Counter Terrorism Security Adviser (CTSA) has also enhanced this department’s effectiveness.
To date the CPRU has undertaken the following campaigns, Summer Awareness, Drug Awareness – Mini Olympiad, Safe Surf, Keep Safe & Secure, National Day Binge Drinking in association with the Drugs Coordinator, National Day Antisocial Behaviour Awareness.
• Review and enhance existing Partnerships.
Existing Formalised Partnerships Date GCID SLA 02.07.99
Environmental Agency/CFB/GHA (Anthrax) Protocol 01.10.01 Interpol Office (GCID) MOU 13.03.02 City Fire Brigade Protocol 08.02.05
UK Special Branch/ACPO (TAM) (RGP included) MOU 15.01.05
GHA Ambulance/CFB Care & Custody Protocol 03.05.06 Ministry of Defence (Training) Licence 22.05.06
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Employment & Training Board Protocol 28.03.07 Childline MOU 14.06.07
Gibraltar Defence Police Statement of Intent 16.11.12 Street Pastors MOU HM Prison Protocol
01.07.12 03.05.13
These are regularly reviewed to assess that they remain fit for purpose and are relevant. Additionally MOU’s with the Port Department, and the Care Agency are in various stages of development
Targets:
To reduce the level of overall crime through enhanced Crime Prevention and Reduction objectives.
To achieve a high percentage rate of detected crime, which should be no less than 65%.
To focus on drug traffickers and suppliers of illegal drugs in the fight against drugs.
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2: SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Objectives:
• To develop on the RGP’s service delivery
• To improve public perception of the RGP
The RGP will be expected to;
• Reduce low-‐level crime, including anti-‐social behaviour (including noise pollution) and underage drinking, through a visible police presence and proactive initiatives that will make our community safer.
The NPT is providing an increased police presence and proactively prevents crime in conjunction with initiatives from the Crime Prevention & Reduction Unit. The SMT has led an information campaign on underage drinking and officers have participated in anti-‐dog fouling campaigns and have carried out 486 focused patrols in the different neighbourhoods.
The increased police presence in our neighbourhoods coupled with initiatives from the Crime Prevention & Reduction Unit has had an impact on crime figures [which obviously includes anti-‐social behaviour offences] by tackling the problem at source. The figures appearing above detail those offences, which are most difficult to detect and are classified as volume crime in the United Kingdom. Given their nature as opportunistic crime, to achieve a decrease in these offences can only be attributed to prevention through increased police presence in our neighbourhoods and obviously provides evidence that our neighbourhood policing strategy is bearing dividends and that they are a safer place for our community to live in.
THIS IS A DECREASE OF 37%
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It will be noticed that there has been a decrease in one set of figures and an increase in the other. Our analysis is that this is directly attributable to more enforcement in Tobacco/Alcohol issues due to specific operations and public concerns about consumption levels by our youth.
Another significant enforcement commitment is the illegal tobacco activity centred mainly around the North District and which is linked to anti-‐social behaviour attracting serious concerns in neighbourhoods. These offences include possession of a commercial quantity of tobacco, concealment of tobacco in a public place and unlawful transportation of tobacco.
Tobacco Arrests All offences =325
Tobacco SSDR’s Total stops made = 984 Total persons searched in these stops = 1606
Through direct interaction with the community, address the concerns of the different sectors of our community with regard to policing.
The Neighbourhood Policing Teams meet with Tenants’ Associations, Interest Groups and the schools regularly and are available on the ground to attend to residents’ needs. As an innovation and part of our neighbourhood policing style the NPTs visit victims of crime. To date four hundred and thirty six victims have been visited. Persons identified as vulnerable are also visited by NPT’s with seven hundred and sixty five such visits having been conducted this year.
Targets:
To deliver Neighbourhood Policing, on a year-‐round basis, engaging the
community at all levels particularly in housing estates, schools, the College of
Further Education and youth clubs, to address the policing concerns of the
community
To develop formal links with partner agencies and others
• To put in place MoU’s with partners where appropriate.
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3: SECURITY
Objectives:
• To continue to play a part in devising and executing plans for the security of Gibraltar, our
territorial waters and our people.
• To ensure effective plans are in place to deal with major incidents.
• To play a full part within Gibraltar and internationally in counter-‐terrorism strategies.
The RGP will be expected to:
• Continue policing British-‐Gibraltar Territorial Waters in accordance with standing procedures.
This is the function of the Marine Unit. This Unit has an increased profile under the command of a Chief Inspector and Inspector in the newly created Territorial Policing subdivision. Two new interceptor RIB’s and large patrol vessel The Sir William Jackson have been purchased and are deployed to this function thus augmenting our maritime capability.
• Continue delivering security presentations to public, private and Non-‐Government Organisations,
promoting security awareness and enhancing partnerships.
Special Branch and the Crime Prevention & Reduction Unit work towards this. To date ten security presentations have been delivered to Customs, Borders & Coastguard Agency x 2 and GibAir x 2. In the last policing year a total of seven presentations were delivered.
• Lead or participate in exercises to test emergency response and preparedness.
The RGP forms an integral part of the Civil Contingencies Committee with whom we organise table top and other exercises designed to test emergency response and preparedness. The latest example of this was the Air Crash Disaster exercise held in May 2012.
• Review existing and develop new Memoranda of Understanding with Security Intelligence
agencies for the purpose of intelligence sharing.
Project Citadel encompasses and develops these relationships.
Targets:
To review internal RGP Action Plans to handle serious incidents and ensure that these continue to be fit for purpose, updating them as necessary.
To conduct an exercise to test the RGP’s state of preparedness to deal with a major incident.
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To deliver at least 10 security presentations.
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4: ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLUIDITY
The RGP will be expected to:
Continue to focus on safety on our roads.
Focused training of the Highways Enforcement Officers, has enhanced traffic enforcement operations
outside of Operation Roadwatch.
• Deter irresponsible and illegal driving on our roads through enforcement.
OFFENCE 2012/13 Year total
2011/12 Year total
CARELESS DRIVING 23 43
CARELESS RIDING 13 12
DANGEROUS DRIVING 47 60
DANGEROUS RIDING 2 9
SPEEDING 353 732
We are projecting a decrease in reports for the above mentioned offences. This is due to the fact that we have changed our emphasis from blanket enforcement and brought it in line with the NIM in that we are primarily targeting hot spots and prolific offenders. It must be remembered that the key measure in Operation Roadwatch is to achieve a reduction in serious Road Traffic Accidents and not to increase the numbers of people reported for traffic offences.
• Continue with proactive intelligence-‐led measures and high visibility to reduce traffic
accidents.
TYPE OF ACCIDENT 2012/13 Year total
2011/12 Year total
FATAL 1 0
SERIOUS INJURIES 30 26
MINOR INJURIES 120 154
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE 15 21
Grand Total 166 201
This equates to a 17.4% drop in accident rates.
Given Gibraltar’s road system this remains uppermost in our efforts. This is primarily addressed by the Traffic Unit, which now incorporates the added resources of the Highways Enforcement Officers. However this is an organisational priority and an Operations Division imperative. Therefore through Intelligence Led Policing, Reactive Units and NPTs conduct frequent targeted operations designed to negate the incidence of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA). Targeting of RTA hotspots with traffic calming measures contributes significantly towards making our roads safer. Targeted enforcement on the designated Operation
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Roadwatch offences as well as awareness campaigns coupled with the timely provision of information through our social media outlets also contributes towards achieving this objective.
• Keep the public informed on traffic management issues in a timely manner.
The contents of the daily traffic bulletin on Radio Gibraltar has increased, and with the introduction of Twitter feeds and Facebook sites keep the public informed of traffic matters in a timely manner. This becomes especially pertinent during the management of frontier queues and inclement weather and their impact on traffic fluidity throughout Gibraltar. Feedback on the provision of this information through social media is that it has been very positively received.
• Work with other agencies, to ensure a multi-‐agency approach to improved traffic fluidity and road safety.
Traffic Unit officers attend regular meetings with Highways Department and other relevant Government Agencies. A senior officer also attends the monthly Traffic Commission meetings and as a result we are involved in site meetings with the Highways Department and provide an RGP perspective and advice. There is a constant flow of information directly from the Minister of Transport with the Traffic Unit with the sole purpose of improving traffic fluidity. Potential shortfalls such as the lack of holding areas for the queues have been anticipated with the identification and allocation of the Eastern Side reclamation waste ground.
Targets:
To build on Operation Roadwatch, and develop new initiatives under it.
We have revamped OP Roadwatch this year so that we have four seasonal, two week periods of awareness and enforcement activity in March, June, September and December. This will hopefully spread the message throughout the year and not just over the summer months as we previously did. In addition to our established and well tested procedures under Operation Roadwatch we have introduced mini-‐enforcement operations designed to curb the use of mobile phones whilst driving, with the inherent danger this poses to road users. Furthermore we have placed a greater emphasis on hotspot management focusing on persistent offenders and those offences that mostly contribute to the incidence of RTAs.
The disparity in the comparative figures appearing below is due to our change in emphasis from blanket enforcement [no discretion] to a new policing style primarily concerned with mitigating the factors that contribute to RTAs through targeted enforcement of specific hot spots as part of a much wider spectrum of tools.
To proactively target illegal or irresponsible driving, particularly individuals who speed, drive in
a dangerous and careless manner or drive under the influence of drink or drugs.
We have mounted numerous operations in hotspot areas at crucial times targeting persons speeding or driving either dangerously or carelessly. Anti-‐Drink and Drive operations have been carried out and the latest one was at the end of March 2013 within the OP Roadwatch enforcement week campaign.
To maintain traffic fluidity around Gibraltar and maintain high visibility patrols to achieve this.
Examples:
Targeting hotspot areas such as Waterport Roadway [increase of pedestrians from cruise liners] and ensuring their safe passage whilst maintaining vehicular traffic fluidity at one of our main crossroads.
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Monitoring the passage of and escorting heavy goods vehicles to avoid traffic congestion at peak times.
Identifying alternative traffic routes and holding in order to mitigate the impact of frontier queues on traffic fluidity.
Enhancing our response to the long frontier queues and the implementation of new holding areas to increase traffic fluidity.
Using all available resources at strategic points to ensure fluidity and minimise disruption.
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5. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
The RGP will be expected to
• Produce a costed 3-‐year training needs analysis and deliver the first year of the programme.
A Training Needs Analysis has been produced and Year 1 is being delivered. In addition to this the Training Strategy 2007 – 2012 is being reviewed.
A training forecast has been costed and has been presented to the SMT.
• Undertake an internal review, aimed at releasing staff for frontline policing.
The Neighbourhood Policing initiative together with the increased complement of officers has provided an increase in frontline policing resources. The further restructure in October has enhanced progress towards this aim. An internal audit of police staff functions and levels has been undertaken and a restructure will be conducted designed to enhance service provision to the frontline.
• Review the current RGP structure to deliver the Neighbourhood Policing services required by
this Plan.
The structure has been revised with a focus on delivering Neighbourhood Policing.
• Through appropriate methods of delivery, reduce the number of substantiated complaints
against police officers.
2012/2013 2011/12
Substantiated complaints 1 5
• Enhance the use of IT, to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
An IT project is in place, which is designed to provide a stable operating platform for the RGP and one which will enhance and augment our internal and external service provision. We are doing this in partnership with other law enforcement and Justice partners under the aegis of HM Government of Gibraltar’s IT & LD and work continues progress though there is no firm date when this could be functional.
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Targets:
Develop a full costed 3-‐year Force-‐wide training needs analysis.
Prioritise and deliver the first year of the Training Strategy.
Review and, where appropriate, amend the current RGP structure to
deliver an improved use of human resources.
Review the delivery of tasks carried out by the RGP.
Develop and deliver an improved IT strategy for the Force.
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Appendix B
Police Crime Statistics Between 1/4/12 and 22/11/12 (Pre-‐Crimes Act)
Reports Detected
Detection Rate
Against the Person Minor 114 52 46% ASSAULT (COMMON) 114 52 46% Against the Person Serious 37 27 73% ABH 4 3 75% AFFRAY 1 1 100% CRUELTY AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN 4 4 100% GBH 4 3 75% THREATS TO KILL /CONSPIRACY TO MURDER 9 8 89% WOUNDING 10 4 40% WOUNDING WITH INTENT 5 4 80% Burglaries Serious 89 38 43% ATTEMPTED BURGLARY DWELLING 4 1 25% ATTEMPTED BURGLARY OTHER 2 1 50% BURGLARY IN A DWELLING 32 11 34% BURGLARY OTHER 51 25 49% Children & Young Persons Act. 2006 1 1 100% SECTION 3 (Selling Alcohol ) C&YPA 2006 1 1 100% Criminal Damage Minor 284 40 14% C/D TO VEHICLE 175 15 9% CAUSING DAMAGE GENERAL 109 25 23% Criminal Damage Serious 14 6 43% ARSON NOT ENDANGERING LIFE 5 1 20% C/D TO VEHICLE 2 1 50% CAUSING DAMAGE GENERAL 3 2 67% THREATS TO DESTROY 4 2 50%
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Drug Offences General 387 343 89% ADMINISTERING A NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE 2 0 0% CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS PLANT(S) 1 1 100% INTRODUCING DRUGS INTO PRISON 1 1 100% OBSTRUCTING M.O.D.A. 24 20 83% POSS. OF A CONTROLLED DRUG 352 314 89% POSS. WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY DRUGS 7 7 100% Drugs Trafficking Offences 47 43 91% IMPORTING A PROHIBITED IMPORT (DRUGS) 15 15 100% POSS. WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY DRUGS 26 26 100% SUPPLYING / OFFERING DRUGS 6 6 100% Firearms Offences Serious 13 13 100% IMPORTING FIREARM/AMMUNITION 2 2 100% POSS. FIREARM / AMMUNITION 11 11 100% Fireworks Offences Minor 2 2 100% POSS. OF FIREWORKS 2 2 100% Fraud & Deception Minor 74 32 43% EVADING A LIABILITY 1 0 0% FALSE ACCOUNTING 1 0 0% FORGERY 1 0 0% MAKING OFF WITHOUT PAYMENT 65 27 42% OBT. PROPERTY BY DECEPTION 4 3 75% POSSESION OF A FORGED DOCUMENT 2 2 100% Fraud & Deception Serious 9 0 0% FALSE ACCOUNTING 5 0 0% OBT. PROPERTY BY DECEPTION 1 0 0% UTTERING A FORGED DOCUMENT 3 0 0% Immigration Offences Minor 12 12 100% DECEIVING/MISLEADING AN IMMIGRATION OFFICER 2 2 100% FOUND IN GIBRALTAR WITHOUT A PERMIT 10 10 100%
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Licensing Offences 11 11 100% BREACHING CONDITIONS OF A RETAIL TOBACCO 3 3 100% FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS 2 2 100% PLAYING MUSIC AFTER HOURS 1 1 100% REFUSING TO LEAVE GOVERNMENT PREMISES 1 1 100% SECTION 5 (Failing to comply with notice [alcohol]) 1 1 100% TRANSCIEVER NO LICENCE 3 3 100% Liquor Licence Offences Minor 158 158 100% DRUNK & DISORDERLY 137 137 100% DRUNK IN CHARGE OF A CHILD 1 1 100% FOUND DRUNK 19 19 100% INDECENT BEHAVIOUR WHILST DRUNK 1 1 100% Liquor Licence Offences Serious 3 3 100% DRUNK IN CHARGE OF A CHILD 3 3 100% Miscellaneous Minor 176 117 66% ANIMALS /BIRDS ORDINANCE OFFENCES 20 12 60% BEACH BYE-‐LAW OFFENCES 2 1 50% CAMPING 12 12 100% DANGEROUS DOG REGULATIONS 1 0 0% DANGEROUS NAVIGATION 5 4 80% DEPOSITING LITTER 16 14 88% FAILING TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS 19 10 53% FAILING TO SURRENDER TO BAIL 2 1 50% FISHING ON THE BEACH (NO LICENCE) 14 14 100% FISHING WITH NETS 3 3 100% ILLEGAL IMPORT 1 1 100% ILLEGAL IMPORT ( VESSEL) 8 8 100% IMPORTING A PROHIBITED IMPORT 1 1 100% IMPROPER USE OF PUBLIC ELECTRONIC COMS 25 5 20% JETTISONING CARGO 1 1 100% MAKING A DISTURBANCE 1 0 0% MUSIC FROM CARS 1 1 100%
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NATURE PROTECTION ACT 2 1 50% NATURE RESERVE OFFENCES 8 8 100% OBSTRUCTING AN AUTHORISED PERSON 2 2 100% OPERATING A FAST LAUNCH 4 4 100% PORT RULES 2 2 100% POSSESSION PROHIBITED IMPORT 3 3 100% REMOVAL OF AN IMMOBILISATION 1 0 0% SMOKING IN A BUS SHELTER 5 5 100% TAKING OF PEDAL CYCLE 12 2 17% TAMPERING WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE 3 1 33% TAMPERING WITH MAIL 1 1 100% THEFT 1 0 0% Miscellaneous Serious 6 3 50% ATT. TO PERVERT JUSTICE 1 0 0% BLACKMAIL 1 0 0% FURIOUS DRIVING 1 1 100% INTIMIDATING JURER/WIT, PERSON ASS. 3 2 67% Police Related Offences Minor 102 102 100% ASSAULT ON POLICE 20 20 100% DISORDERLY CONDUCT POLICE STATION 10 10 100% ESCAPING LAWFUL CUSTODY 1 1 100% OBSTRUCTING POLICE 47 47 100% RESISTING POLICE 23 23 100% WASTING POLICE TIME 1 1 100% Police Related Offences Serious 7 5 71% ASSAULT ON POLICE 7 7 100% Public Order Minor 332 226 68% C/D TO VEHICLE 1 0 0% CONDUCT LIKELY TO CAUSE A BOP 9 9 100% DISORDERLY CONDUCT POLICE STATION 1 0 0% DRUNK & DISORDERLY 1 0 0% IMPROPER USE OF PUBLIC ELECTRONIC COMS 7 1 14% INSULT/THREAT/WORDS & BEHAVIOUR 104 54 52%
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MAKING A DISTURBANCE 58 46 79% MUSIC FROM CARS 36 32 89% OFFENSIVE CONDUCT 14 11 79% PLAYING MUSIC AFTER HOURS 1 0 0% POSS. OFFENSIVE WEAPON 20 15 75% THROWING MISSILES 16 3 19% URINATING IN A PUBLIC PLACE 10 10 100% VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR 54 45 83% Robberies Serious 6 3 50% ATT. ROBBERY 3 3 100% ROBBERY 3 0 0% Sexual Offences Minor 11 3 27% HARMFUL / OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS 6 2 33% INDECENT ASSAULT 1 0 0% INDECENT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE OVER 16 2 0 0% INDECENT BEHAVIOUR 2 1 50% Sexual Offences Serious 19 16 84% DISTRIBUTING INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN 10 8 80% INDICENT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE OVER 16 3 3 100% INDECENT ASSAULT ON A MALE OVER 16 1 1 100% INDECENT EXPOSURE 1 0 0% POSSESSION OF INDECENT IMAGES OF 3 3 100% RAPE 1 1 100% Theft & Kindred Minor 379 78 21% ABSTRACTING ELECTRICITY 2 1 50% ATTEMPTED THEFT 8 4 50% TAKING A CONVEYANCE 8 5 63% TAKING OF PEDAL CYCLE 2 1 50% THEFT 276 62 22% THEFT FROM VEHICLE 80 5 6% THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE 2 0 0% THEFT OR UNAUTHORISED TAKING M/VEHICLE 1 0 0%
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Theft & Kindred Serious 92 16 17% GOING EQUIPPED FOR THEFT/CHEAT 3 3 100% HANDLING STOLEN GOODS 2 1 50% TAKING A CONVEYANCE 6 2 33% THEFT 44 7 16% THEFT FROM VEHICLE 9 0 0% THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE 24 3 13% THEFT OR UNAUTHORISED TAKING M/VEHICLE 4 0 0% Tobacco Offences Minor 215 181 84% BEING CONC. IN THE ATTEMPTED EXPORTION 1 1 100% BEING CONC. IN THE EXPORTING OF COM QUAN 6 6 100% CONCEALING TOBACCO IN PUBLIC 68 68 100% EXPORTATION OF TOBACCO/OTHER ARTICLES 13 6 46% EXPORTING TOBACCO & ATTEMPTS 8 4 50% POSS. COMMERCIAL QUANTITY OF TOBACCO 96 80 83% SELLING COMMERCIAL QUANTITY OF TOBACCO 1 1 100% STORING TOBACCO 3 1 33% TRANSPORTING TOBACCO 19 14 74% Grand Totals: 2600 1531 59%
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Reports Detected Detection
Rate Anti social behaviour offences 158 147 93% AFFRAY 29 29 100% BEGGING, ETC. 1 1 100% DEPOSITING OFFENSIVE MATTER IN A PUBLIC PLACE 7 6 86% DISORDERLY OR INDECENT CONDUCT WHILE INTOXICATED 63 63 100% DISORDERLY OR INDECENT CONDUCT WHILE INTOXICATED (AID, ABET, COUNSEL, PROCURE) 2 2 100% FEAR OR PROVOCATION OF VIOLENCE 7 4 57% FOUND INTOXICATED IN A PUBLIC PLACE 11 11 100% INTENTIONAL HARASSMENT, ALARM OR DISTRESS 1 0 0% MAKES OR CAUSES NOISE TO BE MADE BETWEEN 0600HRS AND 2300HRS 4 4 100% MAKES OR CAUSES NOISE TO BE MADE BETWEEN 2300HRS AND 0600HRS 6 6 100% MAKING DISTURBANCES 9 6 67% OFFENSIVE CONDUCT CONDUCIVE TO BREACHES OF THE PEACE 9 9 100% POSTING BILLS 1 1 100% SPITTING IN A PUBLIC PLACE 1 1 100% THROWING MISSILES TO THE DAMAGE / DANGER OF ANY PERSON 7 4 57% Computer Misuse Offences MINOR 1 0 0% UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO COMPUTER MATERIAL 1 0 0% Computer Misuse Offences SERIOUS 1 0 0% UNAUTHORISED ACTS WITH INTENT TO IMPAIR OPERATION OF COMPUTER ETC 1 0 0% Destruction/Damage to Property MINOR 138 20 14% DESTROYING OR DAMAGING PROPERTY: VALUE UNDER £500 131 14 11% THREATS TO DESTROY OR DAMAGE PROPERTY 7 6 86% Destruction/Damage to Property SERIOUS 13 2 15% ARSON 4 0 0%
Police Crime Statistics Between 23/11/12 and 31/3/13 (Offences under Crimes Act)
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DESTROYING OR DAMAGING PROPERTY: VALUE OVER £500 9 2 22% Drug Offences MINOR 8 8 100% POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED CLASS C DRUG 8 8 100% Drug Offences SERIOUS 102 102 100% IMPORTING A CONTROLLED CLASS A DRUG 1 1 100% IMPORTING A CONTROLLED CLASS B DRUG 1 1 100% IMPORTING A CONTROLLED CLASS C DRUG 3 3 100% OBSTRUCTING POWER OF SEARCH AND SEIZURE UNDER PART 21 CRIMES ACT: DRUGS MISUSE 6 6 100% POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED CLASS A DRUG 6 6 100% POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED CLASS B DRUG 79 79 100% POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY A CONTROLLED CLASS B DRUG 5 5 100% SUPPLYING / OFFERING TO SUPPLY A CONTROLLED CLASS B DRUG 1 1 100% Firearms Offences MINOR 6 6 100% POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE 3 3 100% POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE 3 3 100% Firearms Offences Serious 1 1 100% POSSESSING / USING FIREARM OR IMITATION FIREARM IN CERTAIN CASES 1 1 100% Fraud & Deception Serious 16 5 31% FORGERY 1 0 0% FRAUD BY FALSE REPRESENTATION 13 5 38% PASSING, ETC. OF COUNTERFEIT NOTES AND COINS 2 0 0% Immigration Offences Minor 8 8 100% ENTERING GIB OTHER THAN VIA IMMIRATION POST 3 3 100% FOUND IN GIBRALTAR WITHOUT A PERMIT 2 2 100% IMMIGRATION (FRONTIER RELATED) 1 1 100% IMMIGRATION DETENTIONS 1 1 100% IRREGULAR PASSPORT 1 1 100% Licensing Offences 10 10 100% TRADING NO PERMIT 8 8 100% TRANSCIEVER NO LICENCE 2 2 100% Miscellaneous MINOR 21 21 100% BREACH OF BAIL CONDITIONS 4 4 100% DEPOSITING LITTER 14 14 100% IMPORTING A PROHIBITED IMPORT 2 2 100%
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LITTER TICKET ISSUED 1 1 100% Miscellaneous SEROUS 5 5 100% ATTEMPTING TO PERVERT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE 2 2 100% MISFEASANCE 3 3 100% Nature Protection/Animals and Birds Act 14 12 86% ANGLING FROM A BEACH 1 1 100% ANIMALS /BIRDS ORDINANCE ACT OFFENCES 9 9 100% CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND BIRDS 2 0 0% NATURE AND MARINE CONSERVATION AREA OFFENCES 2 2 100% Offences against the person MINOR 96 48 50% CAUSING HARASSMENT, ALARM OR DISTRESS 6 1 17% COMMON ASSAULT 58 37 64% HARASSING CONDUCT 1 0 0% INTENTIONAL HARASSMENT, ALARM OR DISTRESS 31 10 32% Offences against the person SERIOUS 59 37 63% ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM 48 27 56% GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM / WOUNDING WITH INTENT 2 2 100% THREATS TO KILL 3 3 100% WOUNDING / GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM 6 5 83% Offensive weapon offences MINOR 6 4 67% CARRYING OFFENSIVE WEAPON IN A PUBLIC PLACE 6 4 67% Offensive weapon offences SERIOUS 2 2 100% POSSESSION OF ARTICLE WITH BLADE OR POINT IN A PUBLIC PLACE 2 2 100% Other Offences MINOR 34 14 41% CAMPING ON CROWN LAND OR PRIVATE LAND 6 6 100% DISCHARGING FIREWORKS 1 1 100% FAILING TO LEAVE PUBLIC PREMISES 2 2 100% IMPROPER USE OF PUBLIC ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 25 5 20% Other Offences SERIOUS 7 7 100% INTIMIDATION, ETC. OF WITNESSES, JURORS AND OTHERS 7 7 100% Police Related Offences Minor 34 33 97% ASSAULT ON POLICE 6 6 100% DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN A POLICE STATION 3 3 100% ESCAPING LAWFUL CUSTODY 1 0 0% RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING POLICE 24 24 100% Police Related Offences Serious 1 1 100%
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WASTEFUL EMPLOYMENT OF POLICE 1 1 100% Public Health Offence 7 7 100% OPERATING A LOUDSPEAKER BETWEEN 2100HRS & 0800HRS 3 3 100% SMOKING IN A BUS SHELTER 4 4 100% Public Order Serious 1 0 0% Bomb Hoax 1 0 0% Racial or religious related offences 2 0 0% RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS HATRED: USE OF WORDS, BEHAVIOUR OR DISPLAY OF WRITTEN MATERIAL 2 0 0% Sexual Offences Serious 8 5 63% CAUSING A CHILD TO WATCH A SEXUAL ACT 1 0 0% RAPE 5 5 100% SEXUAL ASSAULT 2 0 0% Theft & Kindred Minor 154 45 29% INTERFERING WITH VEHICLES 1 0 0% MAKING OFF WITHOUT PAYMENT 33 13 39% TAKING A CONVEYANCE WITHOUT AUTHORITY 4 3 75% THEFT: VALUE UNDER £500 112 25 22% THEFT: VALUE UNDER £500 (ATTEMPTED) 4 4 100% Theft & Kindred Serious 125 31 25% AGGRAVATED VEHICLE TAKING 1 1 100% BURGLARY 43 8 19% BURGLARY (ATTEMPTED) 9 4 44% FALSE ACCOUNTING 1 1 100% FORGERY 1 1 100% FRAUD BY ABUSE OF POSITION 1 1 100% HANDLING STOLEN GOODS 1 1 100% ROBBERY 1 1 100% ROBBERY (ATTEMPTED) 2 2 100% THEFT: VALUE OVER £500 65 11 17% Tobacco Offences Minor 88 87 99% CONCEALING TOBACCO IN PUBLIC 10 10 100% EXPORTING TOBACCO & ATTEMPTS 1 1 100% POSSESSION OF A COMMERCIAL QUANTITY OF TOBACCO 67 66 99% SELLING COMMERCIAL QUANTITY OF TOBACCO 1 1 100% TRANSPORTING TOBACCO 9 9 100% Grand Totals: 1126 668 59.33%
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PPDEEDEMANDS ON THE RGP
ALL SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENCES
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OFFENCE 2012/13 Year Total
2011/12 Year total
CARELESS DRIVING 23 43 CARELESS RIDING 13 12 CONT. A TRAFFIC LIGHT 294 477 DANGEROUS DRIVING 47 60 DANGEROUS RIDING 2 9 DRUNK IN CHARGE 5 7 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 110 151 FAILING TO PROVIDE A SPECIMEN 6 4 SPEEDING 353 732 ALL GENERAL TRAFFIC OFFENCES 3712 7595
Grand Total 4595 9090
GRAND TOTAL OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF ACCIDENT 2012/13 Year Total
2011/12 Year total
FATAL 1 0 SERIOUS INJURIES 30 26 MINOR INJURIES 120 154 EXTENSIVE DAMAGE 15 21 MINOR DAMAGE 630 575
Grand Total 796 776
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DEMANDS ON THE RGP MISCELLANEOUS 2012/13
Year Total 2011/12 Year Total
OTHER ACCIDENTS – NOT TRAFFIC 25 35 FIRES 38 48 OTHER INCIDENTS ATTENDED BY POLICE 2366 1438 LITTER RICKETS 4 5 MINOR DAMAGE 236 575 WARRANTS EXECUTED 2202 4392 WARRANTS MONIES RECOVERED £54,881 £97,488 TOTAL PERSONS ARRESTED BY WARRANTS 862 1603
Grand Total 5733 8096
GENERAL FIGURES 2012/13 Year Total
2011/12 Year Total
TOTAL CRIMES DETECTED 3726 3013 OVERALL DETECTION RATE 59% 66% SERIOUS CRIMES RECORDED 1187 1413 SERIOUS CRIMES DETECTED 714 1083 SERIOUS CRIME DETECTION RATE 60% 77% TOTAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 796 776 NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED 2193 2499 NUMBER OF PERSONS CHARGED 2225 1906 NUMBER OF PERSONS RELEASED 341 427 NUMBER OF PERSONS CAUTIONED 451 599 EMEREGENCY CALLS ATTENDED 840 1119 ENQUIRY CALLS RECEIVED 8320 8860
