The Portfolio Holder for Economic and Community Development presented a report which set out the results of the Strategic Assessment for 2016/17 and showed the trends for crimes in the District.   

The Community Safety Manager set out that the Strategic Assessment was compiled by the Community Safety Partnership using a variety of sources and was used to identify local priorities for the annual Community Safety and Action Plan.  She set out that there had been a change in the way that crime was recorded and indicated that those changes were summarised in the Strategic Assessment.

The Economic and Community Development Advisory Committee had considered the same report and noted it.

Public Sector Equality Duty

Members noted that consideration had been given to impacts under the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Resolved:  That the report be noted.