Crime falls in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
There have been fewer victims of crime in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin during the first quarter of this financial year, and more people satisfied with the service they have received from the force it was revealed today.
The total number of crimes recorded between April 1 and June 30 has gone down by 6.4% (16,043 crimes down to 15,027) compared with the same period last year.
User satisfaction has risen from 85.5% to 86.5%.
Overall the West Mercia Police Force has seen reductions in most areas. Domestic burglary is down by 36.9% (823 to 521)with 26% of those being solved, and violence with injury down by 9.8% (1,679 down to 1,515) with 54.9% of those being solved.
There have been 13,779 incidents of anti social behaviour recorded, compared with 14,017 during the same period last year.
Shropshire
All crime is down by 8.2% (3,143 crimes to 2,884).
Domestic burglary is down by 37.4% (187 crimes to 118) with 23.9% crimes being solved..
Violence with injury is down by 19.6% (347 crimes to 280) with 60% crimes being solved.
There have been 2,940 incidents of anti social behaviour recorded compared to 3,110 during the same period last year, and user satisfaction is 86.7%.
Supt James Tozer said: "We work to reduce harm and make our area of Shropshire safer - the significant reductions in crime show the reality of this.
"I would like to say a big thank you to the members of the public whose calls and support make all the difference to being able to solve crimes and prevent trends getting out of hand. I would also like to thank all police officers and staff who work so hard to make this happen, by supporting victims at a difficult time, identifying offenders and working to prevent this happening again."
Telford and Wrekin
All crime is down by 3.7% (2,510 crimes down to 2,417).
Domestic burglary is down by 53.3% (227 crimes to 106) with 17% of those being solved.
Violence with injury is up slightly by 3.3% (271 crimes to 281) with 62.5% of those being solved.
There have been 2,344 incidents of anti social behaviour recorded compared to 2,453 during the same period last year, and user satisfaction is 87.5%.
Superintendent Nav Malik said: "I am pleased to see a reduction of crime in Telford and Wrekin and in particularly in relation to domestic burglary, where we have seen a reduction of 53 %. We are targeting offenders and reducing re-offending by a small number of prolific and persistent offenders.
"Our overall positive success has been achieved, despite the Telford policing area dealing with some very serious crime, none more serious than the tragic murder of Georgia Williams.
"There has been a slight increase in violent crime, comprising ten more crimes than last year, but we continue to work hard with victims to provide justice and reassurance.
"I would like to take the opportunity to thank the public for their support, as without their courage of standing together with us, we cannot deliver justice.
"A big thank you also to my staff, our partners, who offer tremendous support and to Volunteers, all who contribute to making Telford and Wrekin safer."
