Performance and Measurement
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National Performance Indicator Data
The following tables show aggregated performance data for each statutory performance indicator for the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales.
Data subsequently released as National Statistics will be subject to further checking and audit. Further information on HMIC inspections can be found at: http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmic (new window)
Performance in 2006/07 is compared with that of the previous year and changes in performance are indicated where possible. All figures have been rounded. Where an indicator is a number or rate per population, changes are shown as a percentage increase or reduction (for example 5% reduction).
Where an indicator is itself a percentage (for example the offences brought to justice rate), the change is shown in ‘percentage points’. For example a change from 18% to 19% is shown as an increase of 1 (percentage) point. This is to avoid the confusion which can be caused by showing change as a percentage of percentages. For British Crime Survey data, we indicate if the change is statistically significant (at the 95% level).
Indicators shown in italics have not been included in 2006/07 assessments although data is provided. Data has not been included either to avoid doublecounting or because a robust statistical assessment was not possible (see FAQs for further details).
In addition to the statutory performance indicators, forces have – for the first time in 2006/07 – nominated locally selected indicators for inclusion in the framework. These indicators are developed in consultation, and reflect local priorities. As such they are different for each force. More information on the local indicators is available on each force page.
| Tackling Crime | National Average | Change from 2005/06 to 2006/07 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | ||
| 4a Comparative risk of personal crime | 6% | 7% | No significant change |
| 4b Comparative risk of household crime | 18% | 19% | Statically significant increase |
| 5b Violent crime rate (excluding Harassment PNDs) 1 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 2.4% reduction |
| Violent crime rate 1 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 1.3% reduction |
| 5f Acquisitive crime rate 2 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 3.2% reduction |
| 6b Offences brought to justice rate 3 | 24.3% | 26.5% | 2.3 point increase |
| 7a Overall sanction detection rate | 23.9% | 25.7% | 1.8 point increase |
| 8a Domestic violence arrest rate | 29.2% | 31.3% | 2.0 point increase |
- 1 Rate per 1,000 population. Definition now excludes bigamy and concealing an infant death close to birth, in both years
- 2 Rate per 1,000 population
- 3 The 2006/07 offences brought to justice rate is calculated from an aggregation of figures agreed with police forces. Figures for each force include offences brought to justice attributed to the British Transport Police in that force area. This national figure is provisional and subject to change.
| Serious Crime and Public Protection | National Average | Change from 2005/06 to 2006/07 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | ||
| 5e Life-threatening and gun crime rate 4 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 10.1% reduction |
| 8c Value of cash and confiscation orders 4 | £1,736 | £1,887 | 8.7% increase |
| 9a Road traffic safety (casualty rate) 5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 1% reduction |
- 4 Rate per 1,000 population
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5 Calendar year data. Number of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions per 100 million
vehicle kilometres traveled.
| Satisfaction and Fairness | National Average | Change from 2005/06 to 2006/07 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | ||
| 1a Satisfaction with making contact | 89.1% | 89.6% | 0.5 point increase |
| 1b Satisfaction with action taken | 78.0% | 77.9% | 0.1 point reduction |
| 1c Satisfaction with progress updates | 61.7% | 63.3% | 1.6 point increase |
| 1d Satisfaction with treatment by staff | 89.5% | 90.1% | 0.6 point increase |
| 1e Satisfaction with overall service | 79.9% | 80.3% | 0.4 point increase |
| 3a Satisfaction of victims of racism | 72.9% | 73.8% | 0.9 point increase |
| 3b Comparative satisfaction of minority ethnic groups 6 | 75.1%/ 79.2% |
74.9%/ 80.0% |
Disparity widened by 1.0 point |
| 3c Parity of arrests arising from stop and search between ethnic groups 7 | 13.0%/ 11.6% |
12.4%/ 11.8% |
Disparity narrowed by 0.8 points |
| 3d Parity of detections for violent crime between ethnic groups 8 |
28.5%/ 37.9% |
31.1%/ 41.0% |
Disparity widened by 0.4 points |
- 6 Satisfaction of minority ethnic/white users with the overall service provided, racist incidents included.
- 7 Percentage of stop-searches leading to arrest for minority ethnic/white persons. The figures presented are provisional, and as such may differ from the final quality-assured data published in the Section 95 report Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System
- 8 Percentage of offences of violence against the person resulting in a sanction detection for minority ethnic/ white victims
| Local Priorities | National Average | Change from 2005/06 to 2006/07 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | ||
| 2a Residents’ perception of police performance | 50% | 51% | No significant change |
| 10a-i Residents’ fear of crime – burglary | 13% | 13% | No significant change |
| 10a-ii Residents’ fear of crime – car crime | 14% | 13% | No significant change |
| 10a-iii Residents’ fear of crime – violent crime | 17% | 17% | No significant change |
| 10b Perceptions of anti-social behaviour | 17% | 18% | No significant change |
| 10c Perceptions of local drug use/dealing | 27% | 28% | No significant change |
| Resources and Efficiency | National Average | Change from 2005/06 to 2006/07 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 2006/07 | ||
| 3e Minority ethnic officer recruitment 9 | 5.6%/ 8.0% |
6.7%/ 8.0% |
1.1 point increase |
| 3g Female officer representation | 22.3% | 23.3% | 1.0 point increase |
| 11a Front-line policing | 63.6% | 64.2% | 0.6 point increase |
| 12a-i Delivery of total efficiency savings | 5.1% | 6.4% | 1.3 point increase |
| 12a-ii Delivery of cashable efficiency savings | 2.5% | 3.4% | 0.9 point increase |
| 13a Officer sick absence 10
|
3.9% |
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| Sickness hours lost per FTE 11 | 69.3 | 69.7 | 0.5% increase |
| 13b Staff sick absence 10
|
4.6% |
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| Sickness hours lost per FTE 11 | 77.4 | 74.8 | 3.3% reduction |
- 9 Percentage of all police recruits from minority groups/percentage of people from minority ethnic groups in the economically active population
- 10 Percentage of available hours lost to sickness (new measure for 2006/07)
- 11 Average number of hours lost per annum to sickness for each FTE
