Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Chief Constable, Ian Learmonth

Impact of the cuts so farDecember 6th 2013

‘Provide a first class service Protecting and Serving the people of Kent’

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Policing Kent

• Gateway to Europe

• Diverse population

• Rural/urban

communities

• Strategic Road Network

• Cross border crime

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Kent context• 1.7m population

• 700,000 households

• 1,509 square miles

• 235 miles of coastline

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Key statistics

• 3,740 Police Officers (3,274 by 2014/15)

• 2,633 Police Staff (2,012 by 2014/15)

• 310 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)

• 374 Special Constables and 388 Volunteers

• 98,207 crimes (April 2012 – March 2013)

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Key statistics continued…..

Over the past year -

•1,021,351 total calls to the FCR

•531,306 total incidents reported

•73,486 Immediate Calls attended

•57,606 ASB incidents

•2013/14 total Force budget £281m

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5 Strategic Ambitions

Strategic Performance Ambitions 2013-17

•Reduce Victim Based Crime

•Improve Recorded Crime Resolution Outcome

•Improve ASB Satisfaction

•Improve Victim Satisfaction

•Improve Public Satisfaction

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Policing priorities

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Aspiration – Continuous improvement

• Continue to deliver a quality service

• Continue to reduce crime and tackle ASB effectively

• Continue to improve public satisfaction

• Improve visibility

• Committed, skilled and motivated workforce

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Comprehensive Spending Review 1

• CSR 1 required £50m savings over 4 years

• Only achievable with significant staff reductions

• CSR 1 savings achieved a year early

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