Penyffordd Crime

From today (sort of) it will be possible to see a map of crime levels in England and Wales. The naysayers of course are saying its a map for criminals. It will show the glaring short falls of some police forces if the data is collected properly. North Wales Police for example are very good at taking the bright side of data even though they had little to do with why data shows certain trends such as the lowering of recored crime by 11% recently that had more to do with social change than police management effectiveness.

Here's the link  Its currently not working due to overload, not a good start........................

Postscript: Told you so

Quote by Mark Burns Williamson 'The popularity of crime mapping shows people identify with, and want to influence, their neighbourhood and their district, and that accountability must be accessible.'
I hope Penyffordd Cllrs will read the above and digest.

Last year Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Denis O’Connor, said police had staged a 30-year retreat from the streets, allowing the ‘disease’ of anti-social behaviour to thrive.