POLICE SCOTLAND
Update by Allan Kirk, Police Scotland
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Minutes:
Inspector Allan Kirk of Police Scotland introduced himself and gave an update to the Area Committee.
He gave an overview on the 5 main priorities for Police Scotland and the Helensburgh and Lomond area which are:-
He advised Helensburgh and Lomond remains a lovely place to live with crime levels being low but confirmed there are problems.
He advised that 200 driving penalty tickets were issue between January – June 2018 and fatalities and serious road accident figures have dropped.
Inspector Kirk confirmed that violent disorder and crime figures are the same as last year with a reduction of 13% in anti-social behaviour issues. He advised that Police Scotland have a good working relationship with licence holders and take the pub watch system seriously.
He confirmed that there were 132 missing person reports recorded last year with a reduction to 53 reported this year.
He advised that the level of crime in Helensburgh and Lomond is very low and across the whole division from Clydebank to Oban, there were only 18 house break ins, in the last year. He confirmed that shop lifting continues to be a problem but the use of the CCTV systems help to try and detect this issue.
He gave an update on major crime in the area which is updated in the Helensburgh Advertiser, advising that recent drug searches were carried out with firearms being detected.
He advised that the Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Scheme would be starting in August which targets 10-18 year olds.
Inspector Kirk also answered a number of questions from Members of the Committee, particularly in relation to road safety and speeding.
Decision
The Area Committee noted the information provided.
(Ref: Verbal update by Inspector Kirk, Police Scotland dated 21st June 2018, submitted).
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