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<p>On 27 March, the Government launched the Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan (<a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan</a>)
which sets out a new framework for the Government, police forces, Police and Crime
Commissioners (PCCs), local authorities and other partners – such as housing associations
and youth offending teams – to work together to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour.</p><p>This
plan is backed by £160m of funding. This includes up to £60m to fund an increased
police and other uniformed presence to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, targeting
hotspots. We are working with 10 police force areas who have started their patrols
in July 2023 and from 2024 we will support a hotspot approach across every police
force area in England and Wales, which will see thousands of additional patrols taking
place in places blighted by anti-social behaviour.</p><p>In addition, we are providing
up to £50m to establish new Immediate Justice pathways aimed at delivering swift,
visible punishment for anti-social behaviour. This has started in 10 initial trailblazer
police force areas in July 2023 and will be rolled out across England and Wales in
2024.</p><p>On 6 July, we launched a further fifth round of the Safer Streets Fund,
which will support local initiatives aimed at increasing the safety of public spaces,
including town centres, by tackling neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour and
violence against women and girls. Since the fund launched in 2020, we have invested
£120 million through four rounds supporting 270 projects across England and Wales,
with a range of interventions including CCTV cameras.</p><p>The Crime Survey for England
and Wales indicates that in the year to December 2022, overall crime (excluding fraud
and computer misuse) was 52% lower than in the year to March 2010.</p>
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