Performance and Measurement

Summary

South Yorkshire has a population of approximately 1.3 million people, of which 5% are classified as belonging to a non-white minority ethnic group, the majority being resident within the Sheffield area.

There are four crime and disorder reduction partnerships in South Yorkshire: three are in line with districts, while the Sheffield partnership covers two districts. The force has a strong commitment to neighbourhood policing, which is reflected in its early adoption of a safer neighbourhood area structure. This currently consists of 23 safer neighbourhood areas, comprising 54 safer neighbourhood teams supported by five safer neighbourhood units within the five police districts.

Sheffield hosted the G8 conference of home affairs and justice ministers in June 2005, and the force supplied body recovery specialists and family liaison officers to the countries affected by the Boxing Day tsunami in 2005 and following the terrorist incident in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The specialist unit dedicated to securing football banning orders has been so successful that it has received national acclaim, and the force has also set the baseline standard for investigations into human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Over the next year, the force is committed to areas such as: reducing crime and concern about crime and disorder; countering terrorism; neighbourhood policing; responding to the needs of victims and witnesses; bringing more offences to justice; tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour; improving its response to victims of domestic violence; and effectively resourcing and managing protective services.

For further information see the full baseline assessment.