Officers from the local Safer Neighbourhoods Teams to give an update and respond to questions.
Community Wardens update
Minutes:
Chief Inspector Rob Harper, in charge of the Safer Neighbourhoods Teams and Safer Schools Teams, explained that he had been part of the Olympic Park command team which included responsibilities at the basketball arena. He felt that the success of the Games was largely down to the volunteers and the positive response of the people to everything that took place during the summer.
In terms of local crime statistics: serious violent crime, burglary, motor vehicle thefts, domestic violence and assaults were all down. However, street muggings were up which was a concern, and part of a London-wide trend for that category of crime. Street mugging tended to involve young people and smart phones. Officers encouraged prevention and discrete phone use whenever possible.
In response to questions, Chief Inspector Harper said there had been a reduction of 9% in hate crimes. Within that overall figure, there was a small increase in race hate crimes reported.