Specialist Crime Directorate Management Information

Report: 9
Date: 09 September 2004
By: Commissioner

Summary

This report gives a summary of Specialist Crime Directorate’s performance against their key objectives from April to June 2004

A. Recommendations

Members are asked to note the report.

B. Supporting information

1. This report provides management information on Specialist Crime Directorate performance against its objectives for the period April to June 2004 inclusive.

2. The report gives brief commentary on performance against the Directorate’s key objectives and core performance indicators. It comments on the performance data provided and any difficulties in achieving the agreed targets.

3. A summary of the key points for members are as follows:

• Year to date there has been an increase of 21 or 2.4% in Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) gun enabled crime offences. There were 900 offences compared with 879 for the same period last financial year. Specialist Crime Directorate had responsibility for the investigation of 234 or 26% of total offences committed in this category.
• The current MPS wide detection rate is 24% and 4% above target. There have been 178 detections in gun enabled crime offences. This is 49 or 21% less detected when compared with same period last financial year. The Specialist Crime Directorate have detected 60 or 25.6% of their offences.
• Though an improvement, Trident’s non-fatal shootings detection rate stands at 24%. This is 6% below target. Of 49 offences 12 have been detected. This compares with 53 offences and 8 detections for same period last year. Offences have decreased by 4 or 7.5%.
• Though an improvement, Trafalgar’s non-fatal shootings detection rate stands at 23%. This is 7% below target. Of 22 offences 5 have been detected. This compares with 30 offences and 1 detection for same period last year. Offences have decreased by 8 or 26%.
• There has been an increase of offences in four of the six commercial robbery by firearms hotspot Boroughs (identified by Serious and Organised Crime OCU - SCD7). Southwark has seen the biggest reduction with 4 fewer offences, while Tower Hamlets witnessed the greatest numerical increase of 15 offences compared with same period last financial year.
• Sixteen organised criminal networks have been disrupted year-to-date. In order to atchieve the target a further 8 will need to be disrupted.
• Over £1m of criminal assests have been recovered year-to date. During July around £20m has been identified for seizure by the Economic and Specialist Crime OCU (SCD6). MPS wide figures are not yet available due to significant software problems with the Joint Asset Recovery Database (JARD).
• Of the 2,736 offences investigated involving intra-familial abuse, 1,119 were detected. This offers a detection rate of 41% which is 6% above target. An improvement on same period last financial year where there were 2,716 offences and 845 detected with a comparative detection rate of 31%.
• The homicide detection rate is 91%, this compares with 77% for last year. There were 53 homicides with 48 detections during the reporting period. Of these 40 have been detected since the start of financial year (April 2004) and gives an in-year detection rate of 75%. Eight were detections of pre-financial year homicides.
• There has been 1 more homicide than compared with same period last financial year.

C. Race and equality impact

There are no explicit equalities items addressed. The activities that form this report and the data content are arrived at with a regard to delivering Specialist Crime policing services to an equal standard for all Londoners. The performance report should fully comply with equal opportunities policies and associated MPA/MPS Diversity issues.

D. Financial implications

There are no financial implications as all of the data featured in this report is already produced regularly by the MPS.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report authors: Raymond Marshall, Specialist Crime Directorate, Information and Planning Unit

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

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