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Priority 1 - Violence in the night-time economy

 

Violence in the night-time economyIdentified in the strategic assessment as being the highest in the county and one of the highest levels in Thanet’s ‘most similar group’ on government website Iquanta. In particular there is reference to violent offences on a Friday and Saturday night between 2100 and 0300

Aim

To tackle late night disorder, provide effective licensing and reduce all violent offences, in particular, violence in a public place.

Objectives 2008 – 2011

  • Reduce alcohol and drug related disorder in the NTE including binge drinking and underage drinking (County Agreement)
  • To reduce violent crime (NI015 Serious violent crime rate)
  • To reduce assaults with injury (NI020 Assault with injury crime rate)
  • Improve perceptions around safety in the night-time economy (NI041 Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a problem and County Agreement)

Delivery of these objectives

Tackle late night disorder

The tactical group will direct enforcement operations through Kent Police and Thanet District Council and will look to plan preventative initiatives through the Community Safety Unit.

Provide effective licensing

Kent Police and Thanet District Council licensing officers will work together to ensure that this is the case.

Reduce violence offences

The tactical group will co-ordinate resources to tackle violence offences. The group will also look to task the Community Safety Unit with projects that will target and reduce incidents in the worse affected areas.

 

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