February 2004 performance report

Report: 5
Date: 22 April 2004
By: Commissioner

Summary

This report gives a summary of MPS performance against policing plan objectives for 2003-4 and informs the MPA of discussion in the MPS Performance Review Committee.

A. Recommendations

That the report be noted.

B. Supporting information

Performance against policing plan targets

All crime

1. There have been 973k offences year to date, which is 1.7% lower than the corresponding period last year. This represents more than 17k fewer offences.

Burglary

2. The MPS continues to drive down burglary with the 4% target likely to be achieved at year-end as current performance stands at a 7.5% reduction.

Autocrime

3. With only one month to the end of the reporting year, it looks unlikely that the autocrime reduction target (-7%) will be met. Currently autocrime levels are 5.9% lower in the year to February 2004, equating to more than 13k fewer offences.

Street crime

4. Although street crime has recently recovered, the target of a 10% reduction will not be achieved. However, it is worth commenting that at the end of December, the MPS reported a 2% year on year reduction. As at the end of the February the reduction stood at 4%, reflecting recent gains.

Homicide

5. The homicide clear-up rate continues to rise with the year to date clear-up rate standing at 97.9%. This is based on 190 homicides being cleared up against a total of 194 homicides.

Offences brought to justice

6. Although data to May 2003 only can be provided, as reported last month, the backlog of cases has reduced from six months to four and half months.

Recruitment & diversity issues

7. Six out of the nine diversity targets are being met. Of those that remain, only the number of VEM police staff as a percentage of all police staff is ‘considerably’ below its target. Currently, VEM police staff strength stands at 19.7%, against a target of 21%.

Sickness levels

8. Sickness levels for police staff and PCSOs are unlikely to meet this year’s targets. Police officer sickness rates remain marginally within target levels, whilst traffic warden sickness remains well within the target level.

Recruitment

9. The target to recruit 3,240 additional police officers is likely to be met in March.

10. Appendix 1 is the MPS monthly performance report for February 2004, although there are some areas that are yet to be updated because the data is unavailable These are predominantly survey based data, which is updated on a quarterly basis.

C. Race and equality impact

Implications of performance against individual targets are considered in in-depth performance reports throughout the year. This report notes exceptions in strategic disproportional indicators (such as stop-search) where applicable.

D. Financial implications

None.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author: Vinay Bhardwaj and Graeme Keeling, Corporate Performance Analysis Unit, MPS.

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
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