2 February (Part 1) - The Safety Partnership
Not a big shift in subject matter from
the Police reporting
to the Places Scrutiny Committee to their following discussion on Safety; Domestic
Abuse being the big topic and definitely the biggest topic in the bad lands of northern Bexley. Councillor Anna Day (Labour,
Slade Green & North End) asked what was being done about repeat offenders. She
was told that the statistics suggested things were within levels which are
judged tolerable nationally. Education of young people is a priority.
Councillor Philip Read (Conservative, West Heath) said that Page 24 of the report said that Bexley’s
position on Domestic Abuse had moved from 15th and 13th place in London to 9th
but the number of reports had increased. Does 9th on the London list really show
things are “improved”? He was told it does. Councillor June Slaughter was
similarly confused. It seems to mean that in Bexley, improved means getting
worse but not as badly as in some other places. Domestic Abuse is under reported
especially among certain communities.
Fear of crime is greater among young people than old.