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Bookmarks on social sites suggest Nottingham is on track to hit an impressive target of reducing crime by 50% by this summer.

By the end of January 2010 the city’s reported crime figures had already dropped by 45.5% since June 2003 - falling from around 75,000 incidents a year to 40,896 incidents a year now. If the current downward trend continues, Nottingham is expected to reach its 2012 target of halving crime by August - two years ahead of schedule.

The city has achieved this impressive drop in crime through its focused Respect for Nottingham campaign - pre-dating the Government’s Respect agenda - which has seen agencies working closely and effectively together to tackle anti social behaviour and low level crime, as well as more serious crime.

Nottingham has established Neighbourhood Policing Teams throughout the city, bringing together police, community protection and police community support officers to provide a strong, reassuring uniformed presence in the city centre and neighbourhoods.

The Crime & Drugs Partnership has led a programme of popular Weeks of Action which have focused on local neighbourhood priorities across the city, with a wide range of agencies tackling many issues such as graffiti and other enviro crime,
anti-social behaviour and crime prevention.
 
Since 2003 the key offences that most affect the public have seen dramatic falls: Burglary is down by 50.7%, theft from Vehicle is down by 63.9%, theft of vehicle is down by 73.5%, and robbery is down by 37.5% During this period 50,000 homes across the city have also been protected with SmartWater property marking technology, which has played an important part in helping tackle repeat victimisation.

Leader of Nottingham City Council and chair of local strategic partnership One Nottingham, Councillor Jon Collins, said: “We have been absolutely focused in recent years on tackling crimes that most affect people’s lives and we’ve set up strong partnerships in the city that are clearly successfully doing that."

Chief Executive of Nottingham Crime & Drugs Partnership, Alan Given, said: “Crime reductions in the city over the past 4 years have been hard earned and they are a testament to the effectiveness of partners working together. Those partners include of course the residents of the city whose enthusiastic engagement with us to improve their communities has delivered real results."

Nottingham City Divisional Commander for Nottinghamshire Police, Chief Superintendent Shaun Beebe said: “The significant reduction in crime, achieved in Nottingham in recent years, demonstrates what can be accomplished when the police
works closely with key partners and local people to tackle crime and disorder.