Crime rate judged unsatisfactory

Published : 03 Dec 2009 09:47:22Rss feed

A report has criticised crime and detection rates in Avon and Somerset as "unsatisfactory when compared to other forces".The report by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary put the authority's overall performance as "adequate". But the authors praise the authority for its neighbourhood policing. The detection rate achieved by Avon and Somerset Police is currently 28.4%, up from 14.3% in 2001/2. Commission inspectors also felt the policing plan failed "to conve.... read more