Performance and Measurement
Sussex
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| Performance Areas | Delivery | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing Crime | Good | Improved |
| Investigating Crime | Good (*) | Improved |
| Promoting Safety | Fair | Stable |
| Providing Assistance | Good | Stable |
| Citizen Focus | Good | Stable |
| Resource Use | Fair | Improved |
| Local Policing | Good | Improved |
* Grade capped due to relatively low performance in a priority component
Summary
East and West Sussex have a total population of 1.5 million, and Sussex Police covers both counties. There are five operational commands, within which 16 districts are aligned to the boundaries of district and borough councils.
The force continues to build on its neighbourhood policing model first introduced in 2003. This has already resulted in the creation of three safer neighbourhood teams, and work is continuing to reshape community policing in the county.
This year the force worked hard to create neighbourhood policing teams with geographic ownership, and it has one of the highest ratios of community support officers to police officers in the country. Innovative resourcing initiatives include the use of private finance initiative contracts to provide state of the art detention facilities.
Sussex’s total recorded crime was down 3%, and the sanction detection rate has exceeded its target at 25.6%. Performance in relation to public contact also improved, with 94.3% of 999 calls answered within ten seconds against a target of 90%.
The force is proud to have won several awards this year, including an award for an alcohol misuse enforcement campaign and a national and international award for Operation Dodger, targeted at street drinkers in Brighton and Hove.
Priorities for 2006/07 include building on the solid neighbourhood policing foundation, developing in particular strong partnership problem-solving processes, and strengthening the capability to deter terrorism and the harm caused by organised criminality.
For further information see the full baseline assessment.
Police Authority Chair: Peter Jones
Authority Website: www.sussexpoliceauthority.gov.uk/
Chief Constable: Joe Edwards
Force Website: www.sussex.police.uk
Staff Numbers:
- Police Officers: 3092
- Police Staff: 1966
- Community Support Officers: 257
- Other Staff: 73
- Special Constables: 197
Budget 2005/06: £231.3m
