Tackling crime in Thanet
The Thanet Community Safety Partnership is
made up of representatives of Thanet District Council, Kent Police,
Fire Service, the Probation Service, Kent County Council and the
local Primary Care Trust. It works to tackle crime and anti-social
behaviour in Thanet. Here’s what it’s currently working on:
Thanet Night Bus
Over 500 people in Thanet have been helped home
safely, thanks to Thanet Community Safety Partnership’s new
popular night bus scheme.
The service, which was operated by Eastonways run for eight
weeks over the summer on Friday and Saturday nights from 11pm until
3am. It’s planned to be brought back into use over the
festive holidays in December and will offer a service across
Thanet.
Ramsgate dispersal order
Introduced in July, this dispersal order will
run for six months to tackle anti social behaviour that’s affecting
residents and visitors in the Central Harbour and East Cliff
wards of Ramsgate.
Dispersal areas are brought in after evidence of
anti-social behaviour over a number of months is proven. Once
in place, police officers then have the power to move intimidating
groups of 2 or more, for up to 24 hours. Children under the age of
16 can also be returned home after 9pm if they are not being
supervised by an adult.
Crime’s going down
April 2009 – June 2009*
|
Crime
|
Criminal Damage
|
Robbery
|
Violent Crime
|
Anti social behaviour
|
All Crime
|
|
This year
|
545
|
31
|
802
|
658
|
2786
|
|
Last year
|
861
|
33
|
815
|
712
|
3252
|
|
% change
|
-36.7%
|
-6.1%
|
-1.6%
|
-7.6%
|
-14.3%
|
*Stats taken from KCVS
Need to get in touch?
- To report a crime in progress, call 999
- To report a crime that has already occurred,
call 01227 762055
- To find out more about the work of the Thanet
Community Safety Partnership, call 01843 577606 or visit http://www.thanetcommunitysafety.org.uk/