We have already made a significant start. Over the past few months the Hackney partnership has developed a measurement and analysis of local crime and disorder. Not surprisingly, the overwhelming majority of people we have spoken to want to see crime and disorder in Hackney further reduced.
Fear of crime reduces people's quality of life.
People must take sensible precautions to avoid crimes being committed but those precautions should be based upon the facts. Cutting Crime Down to Size is not just about the reduction of crime and disorder it is also about reducing the fear of crime. The Hackney Against Crime partnership is developing to challenge crime and its causes in the area. Crime Hot spots and Prevalence of Offences Rates of crime vary within the borough. The crime 'hot spots' have specific and identifiable problems associated with them.