ThePolice Data Quality 2006/07report
from the Audit Commision has found that improvements need to be
made in sharing data on crime and anti-social behaviour to address
neighbourhood and community concerns.
Steve Bundred, chief executive of the Audit Commission, said,
"Data quality is about the police listening to the public,
recording correctly the information they give and acting on it. The
police now need to work with their partners in councils, health,
fire, housing and environmental services, to ensure that their
recording of anti-social behaviour incidents is of a high standard
and easy to share so they can all work together to make our
neighbourhoods safer."
On the whole, the Audit Commission found that nine out of ten
police authorities and forces in England and Wales were continuing
to perform well on their recording of crime data. 88% were rated
good or excellent, compared with 81% during the previous year and
28% in 2003 and 2004.
Police Data Quality 2006/07 examines how well the police record
information reported to them by victims and witnesses. However,
despite the generally positive picture, 26% of police bodies had
not sustained previous levels of performance.