Target | Outcome |
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Against the baseline (2000/01-2002/03) to reduce the incidence of serious violent crime by 5% by the end of 2005/06 | Achieved - 7.9% reduction in serious violent crime over the period reflects a reduction of some 1,300 victims in the past year |
Against the baseline (2000/01-2002/03) to increase the clear up rate for violent crime by 2 percentage points by the end of 2005/06 | Not Achieved - 0.1 percentage point increase in detection rates equates to a 59.8% detection rate for 2005/06. Although this target has not been met the detection rate remains stable at nearly 60% |
Against the baseline (2000/01-2002/03) to increase the weight of Class A drugs seizures by 10% by the end of 2005/06 | Achieved - 18% increase in Class A drug seizures for 2005/06* these figures are provisional due to the reporting delay in drug analysis and confirmation. |
Against the baseline (2000/01-2002/03) to increase the number of offences for possession and possession with intent to supply by 10% by the end of 2005/06 | Achieved - 13.9% increase equates to some 5,170 more crimes recorded in this area. This increase may reflect the improvements in intelligence led policing in targeting drug offenders. These figures are provisional. |
Against the baseline (2000/01-2002/03) to reduce the incidence of housebreaking by 5% by the end of 2005/06 | Achieved - 31.5% reduction equates to some 7,000 fewer victims of this type of crime across Scotland. |
Against the baseline (2000/01-2002/03) to increase the detection rate of racially aggravated crime by 5 percentage points by the end of 2005/06 | Not Achieved - 3.1 percentage point reduction in the detection rate for racially aggravated crime. Of note however is a 56% increase in reported racially aggraved crime over the period. This reflects well on the improved reporting mechanisms for such crimes and the increasing confidence of minority groups in Scotland in the Scottish police service. |
Against the baseline (1994-1998) for road accidents, by 2005/06 to have reduced the number of people killed or seriously injured by 33% | Achieved - 41.1% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured |
Against the baseline (1994-1998) for road accidents, by 2005/06 to have reduced the number of children killed or seriously injured by 40% | Achieved - 54.7% reduction in the number of children killed or seriously injured |
Against the baseline (1994-1998) for road accidents, by 2005/06 to have reduced the number of slightly injured by 10% | Achieved - 18.6% reduction in the number of slightly injured |
To reduce the proportion of working time lost to sickness absence | Achieved
Police - Reduction from 5% in 2002/03 to 4.4% for 2005/06 Achieved
Support Staff - Reduction from 5.7% in 2002/03 to 5% for 2005/06 |
To achieve completion of the roll out programme for Airwave to all Scottish forces by June 2005 | Achieved - Final roll out of Airwave was completed on 10 May 2005. |
To answer 90% of 999 calls within 10 seconds | Not Achieved - 88.9% of 999 calls were answered within 10 seconds. Over the past the year the Scottish police service received over 608,000 999 calls from the public of which 540,500 were answered within the 10 second target. The target was missed by 6,682 calls not being answered within 10 seconds. |
To increase by 500 officers the establishment of the Special Constabulary throughout Scotland | Not Achieved - 686 new Special Constables were recruited over the period. This however equates to an increase of 320 Special Constables on existing numbers by April 2006. In addition there has been an 85% increase in the number of hours worked. |