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Norfolk Constabulary 999 Call Performance Data (2023)

Norfolk Constabulary 999 Call Performance Data (2022)

Norfolk Constabulary 999 Call Performance Data (2021)

Norfolk Constabulary: Summary of National Crime and Policing Measures 

Priority area: Reduce Murder and Homicide

Supplementary Comment

The specialist Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team are responsible for investigating homicides. There has been a 300% increase of all Homicide offences over the most recent 12-months when compared to the previous 12 months. When compared against the 2019 baseline, there has been a 14% increase. The offence of Murder only, shows an increase of 300% over the most recent 12 months when compared to the previous 12-months, with a 60% increase when compared against the 2019 baseline.

When looking at Homicide offences, the following was found:

• There are no concerning trends of note that would indicate an emerging issue.
• Three of the Murders occurred within the same incident. Noe of the remaining offences are linked.

Priority area: Reduce Serious Violence

Supplementary Comment

Norfolk has seen a 12% increase in all Violence with Injury compared with the 2019 baseline and a 5% decrease when compared to the previous 12-months. 33% of all violence with injury was domestic abuse related. Grievous Bodily Harm has seen an increase of 40% when compared to the 2019 baseline, and a 4% increase when compared to the previous 12-months. A 15% decrease against the 2019 baseline for Actual Bodily Harm can be seen, and a 10% decrease in this offence when compared to the previous 12- months.

The Constabulary is committed to increasing the number of offenders brought to justice for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) offences. This has included the implementation of the national Operation Soteria principles and its associated training to Investigators. The Constabulary continues to embed the Operation Soteria national operating model as part of our response to Rape and Serious Sexual Offence investigations. This has included delivering the new College of Policing Rape Investigation Skills Development Programme (RISDP) to all relevant staff. There is now a well-established Rape Scrutiny Panel, and the Constabulary continues to seek other opportunities to gain and learn from victim-survivor feedback.

In addition to delivering RISDP training to relevant staff, frontline officers will receive the College of Policing ‘RaSSO for First Responders’ training input as part of the next cycle of County Policing Command Development Days.

The Operation Engage team is now permanently funded. The team focuses on providing exceptional service to Rape and Serious Sexual Offence victims, supporting bringing offenders to justice, and prevention. The Constabulary is working with the Ministry of Justice by sharing examples of good work by the team with a view to this informing national practice and policy.

Priority area: Disrupt drugs supply and County Lines

Supplementary Comment

The 12 month period ending September 2024 has seen a decrease of 29% (-143 offences) in drug trafficking offences when compared to the previous 12 months. There has been a 41% (-243 offences) decrease when compared to the 2019 baseline.

Each County Line is assessed using a matrix which attributes a score based on the threat associated with that County Line. Use of violence, threatened violence, and intelligence relating to children being part of a County Line’s operation are examples of high-risk factors that will impact on a line’s threat score. Higher risk lines are graded as Tier 1, which take precedence for investigation and enforcement ahead of Tier 2 lines.

By the end of June 2024, more than 100 County Lines had been closed and nearly 200 people had been charged in connection with running drugs supply lines in Norfolk since the inception of the County Lines team in 2020. Drugs, cash, and weapons are regularly recovered, cash seizures of almost £190,000 have been made, and over 520 years of prison sentences handed out by court Judges.

The Constabulary operates a targeted investigation model in line with the Operation Orochi principles, to identify and pursue those in control of drug supply networks. This activity is supported by extensive communications data acquisition and analysis, with data used to guide the operational deployment of resources and to develop wider understanding of the Crack Cocaine and Heroin markets in Norfolk.

The Constabulary is committed to working closely with partner agencies to support the rehabilitation of drug users and divert them to treatment providers.

Priority area: Reduce neighbourhood crime

Supplementary Comment

All neighbourhood crime has seen a decrease of 41% (-2,504 offences) when compared against the 2019 baseline. When compared to the previous 12 month period, in percentage terms, All neighbourhood crime has seen no change (-15 offences). Residential Burglary has seen a 5% increase (+60 offences) and Robbery recording a 9% increase (+28 offences). All the remaining neighbourhood measures have seen decreases when compared to 2019 baseline and against the previous 12 month period.

The Community Safety Problem Solving Team continues to work alongside local Neighbourhood Policing Teams to develop and deliver problem solving based approaches to crime and antisocial behaviour issues, with a focus on addressing longer-term issues and developing solutions to tackle embedded and entrenched problems.

The Home Office funding that has been obtained to address anti-social behaviour hotspots (Operation Focus) has allowed for additional patrols by uniformed officers at peak times in identified locations.

The Neighbourhood Policing Improvement Board, led by the Community Safety Superintendent, ensures that the key pillars of Neighbourhood Policing which have been defined by the College of Policing are being addressed, including engagement, problem solving, training, priority setting, responses for antisocial behaviour, and data capture/reporting. New metrics are being added each month to the Neighbourhood Policing Performance Framework which is based on a set of measures that have been introduced by the National Police Chief’s Council.

Priority area: Improve satisfaction among victims - with a particular focus on victims of domestic abuse

Supplementary Comment

When compared against the 2019 baseline, Norfolk has seen no change in victim satisfaction rates, and no change when compared against the previous 12 month figure.

In this reporting period the Operation Investigate team have continued to support the County Policing Command (CPC) development training days for frontline officers with the objective of improving investigative standards, ensuring that investigations are victim focused and evidence-led, delivering more positive outcomes, and increasing victim satisfaction. The Operation Investigate team has also delivered training to first-line supervisors at Sergeant and Inspector rank. This training included golden hour principles for initial investigation, management of domestic investigations, and understanding of risk to children during missing episodes. The Operation Investigate team has also supported the professional development of other policing teams, with the overall objective of improving outcomes and victim satisfaction.

Bespoke training for officers has been developed to improve the investigation of domestic abuse offences, and to embed wider understanding of victim and offender behavioural responses to domestic abuse offences.

Norfolk’s Special Measures Advisor (SMA) continues to support vulnerable victims through their journey to court attendance. The post was initially funded by the Home Office, but this has now come to an end. Additional funding has been secured until the end of March 2025.

Appendix:

Homicide

Consists of the following offence types: Murder, Manslaughter (including corporate) and Infanticide.

Violence with injury

Following the release of further clarification around the National Crime and Policing Measures (NCPM), the crime category of 'violence with injury' has been used as a measure of serious violence. This differs to the figures released in the previous Specified Information Order and all baselines have been adjusted to reflect that. Violence with injury consists of the following:

• Assault with injury
• Assault with Injury on a Constable
• Assault with Injury On An Emergency Worker (Other Than A Constable)
• Assault with intent to cause serious harm
• Attempted Murder
• Cause of Allow Death or Serious Physical Harm to Child or Vulnerable Person
• Causing Death by careless or inconsiderate driving
• Causing Death or Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving
• Endangering Life
• Intentional Destruction of a Viable Unborn Child
• Racially or Religiously Aggravated Assault with Injury

A further focus on Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) and Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) shows key trends in more detail.

Neighbourhood crime

Consists of the following offences: Residential Burglary (dwelling and non-dwelling), Vehicle Crime (theft of, interference with and theft from vehicle), Robbery, Theft from person.

Cyber crime

Non police data not yet available.

Drug trafficking

Crime consists of offences that relate to the supply of drugs as opposed to the possession of drugs.

Satisfaction

Calculated using responses that indicate the victim was either ‘Completely Satisfied’, ‘Very Satisfied’ or ‘Fairly Satisfied’.

Note on crime recording standards:

The Home Office sets the comprehensive guidance rules around the reporting standards on crime for the police.

You can find out more about the standards of crime by visiting the Government website

The implementation of these standards in Norfolk Constabulary are audited periodically by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 

Norfolk Constabulary has worked hard since its HMICFRS inspection in 2020 on crime recording to ensure issues reported to police are properly assessed and recorded.  This step change in working practices means that direct comparisons of crime data with those years prior to 2021 compares different standards of approach