Community Safety: Tell us what you think

What is this Survey all about?

We would really like your views on Community Safety

Community safety is defined by the Home Office as:

“Any aspect of quality of life in which people, individually and collectively, are protected as far as possible from hazards or threats that result from the criminal or anti-social behaviour of others and are equipped or helped to cope with those they do experience.”

Who is Involved?

There are a number of agencies that are under a legal duty to work in partnership (known as a Community Safety Partnership) in any given area to address the issue of community safety.

What do these agencies do?

The agencies are under a legal duty to work together to:
• reduce re-offending;
• tackle crime and disorder;
• tackle anti-social behaviour;
• tackle alcohol and substance misuse, and
• tackle any other behaviour which has a negative effect on the local environment.

As part of this duty they must draw up a plan setting out their priorities and planned responses. In Doncaster this is known as the Community Safety Strategy.

How do we put together the Community Safety Strategy?

The information is gathered by engaging with communities and examining a range of data, including crime figures to identify the important and concerning issues in your area. Using this information, the Safer Stronger Doncaster Partnership has identified the main areas of focus for the next 3 years:

• Protecting vulnerable people
• Reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and re-offending
• Reduce substance and alcohol misuse and the associated effects on crime

How can you help us?

Every year we are required to refresh this strategy and it is important for us to know your views and keep the strategy as up to date as possible. We know that there are many different things which can affect how safe people feel and that these things can also change over time. We are therefore interested in hearing your views about community safety in Doncaster.

Thank you for your contribution.

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* 1. Overall, do you feel safe living in Doncaster?

Always

Most of the time

Some of the time

Never

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* 2. If you answered 'some of the time' or 'never' where do you feel unsafe (tick as many as apply)

In your home

Out of the house in the area where you live

Anywhere out of the house at a particular time of day or night?

Other (please explain)

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* 3. If you answered 'Anywhere out of the house at a particular time of day or night', please specify what time you feel unsafe

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* 4. What is the reason you feel unsafe at this time/place?

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* 5. How effective do you think agencies are in tackling crime and disorder in Doncaster?

Very effective

Effective

Not effective

If you answered no, why is this?

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* 6. If you answered 'not effective' please explain why

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* 7. What are the top three Community Safety priorities that you think we should concentrate on next year?

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* 8. Which, if any, of our existing priorities are of most concern to you?

Anti-social behaviour (this can include groups hanging around on the streets, nuisance motorbikes, noisy neighbours)

Crime (this can include burglary, robbery, car crime, domestic and sexual violence)

Substance Misuse (this covers illegal and legal drug misuse and alcohol misuse, such as underage drinking and drinking on the streets)

Please explain why this is of concern to you

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* 9. If you are most concerned about something different than the priorities above, please explain what this is

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* 10. Have you personally been a victim of crime in the last 12 months?

Yes

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* 11. If you answered ‘yes’, what type of crime was this? (tick as many as apply)

Burglary (including attempts)

Car crime (including attempts)

Damage to property (vandalism)

Robbery (often referred to as mugging)

Assault (including domestic violence)

Hate crime (being attacked or verbally abused because of race, age, gender, religion, sexuality)

Anti-Social Behaviour

Other (please specify if you wish to)

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* 12. Did you report this crime / anti-social behaviour to the Police?

Yes

If you answered 'no' why was this?

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* 13. If there is anything else you would like to tell us about your experience of reporting your crime / anti-social behaviour incident, please do so here

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* 14. What suggestions do you have to help the Safer Stronger Doncaster Partnership improve our services?

In order to ensure that all groups with protected characteristics are represented in this consultation, it would help us greatly if you could complete the following equalities information.

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* 15. Age

Under 16

17-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

74+

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* 16. Gender

Male

Female

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Ethnicity

Asian/Asian British – Bangladeshi

Asian/Asian British – Indian

Asian/Asian British – Pakistani

Asian/Asian British - Other Asian Background

Black/Black British – African

Black/Black British – Caribbean

Black/Black British – Other

Black/Black British - Other Black Background

Chinese

Mixed – White and Asian

Mixed - White and Black African

Mixed – White and Black Caribbean

Mixed – Other mixed background

White – British

White – Irish

White – Other white background

Gypsy / Romany

Irish Traveller

EU Migrant

Asylum Seeker

Refugee

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Disability

Prefer not to say

Yes

Mobility (getting around)

Hearing

Eyesight

Using hands / fingers

Learning difficulty

Mental Health

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Religion

No religion

Buddhist

Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and other Christian denominations)

Hindu

Jewish

Muslim

Sikh

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Marital Status

Married

Single

Divorced

Widowed

Civil partnership

Prefer not to say

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* 21. What is your sexual orientation?

Hetrosexual (straight)

Gay man

Gay woman

Bi-sexual

Prefer not to say

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* 22. Area of residence (e.g. Balby, Tickhill, Askern)

Thank you for your time.