The research organisation MORI, was commissioned to carry out a series of focus groups in Dover and Sandwich to identify people's views on crime and disorder. The results have been used to produce this Crime Reduction Strategy.
The key issues raised in the consultation were:
"... you could get your pocket picked, you could get mugged ... there's a lot of street crime (in Dover)."
"... I think the problems we have are more quality of life rather than actual criminal activities."
"We blame the youngsters, but they have nothing to do."
"We are all watching TV, all crime things and you think 'will that ever happen to me?'..."
- comments made in December 2001
The top 6 priorities for crime reduction have been identified as:
1. Reduce violent crime
2. Reduce actual crime in the Town Centre
3. Target persistent perpetrators of public disorder and anti-social behaviour
4. Reduce both domestic burglary and the number of victims of repeat burglary
5. Reduce rural crime
6. Target issues behind Youth Crime
E-mail: communitysafety@dover.gov.uk.
