“Hate crime” figures up from 108 in 2014/15 to 141 in 2015/16
Performance figures released by the Council confirm that there has been a significant increase in crime levels in the City.
Crime levels up. “Hate” crime increasing
During 2015/16, there were a reported 12,018 crimes for the York area, a total of 1,211 more than those reported during 2014/15.
Increases have been seen in violent crime, criminal damage and the burglary of non-dwelling properties.
Detailed crime figures reveal that the number of complaints about “hate” crimes (such as racially motivated abuse) were on the increase even before the recent referendum result served to highlight the issue even more.
Residents will have to search if they want to find KPI data for public services.
The figures are not being reported to the Executive meeting taking place tomorrow.
However, they are available by clicking here.
Unfortunately many of the tables do not include comprehensive target information and most of the customer satisfaction measures haven’t been updated since 2013.