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<p>The Government is committed to tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB).
We know the serious impact that persistent ASB can have on both individuals and the
wider community.</p><p>On 27 March we published the ASB Action Plan. The ASB Action
Plan commits to tackling ASB across five key themes: stronger punishment, making communities
safer, building local pride, prevention and early intervention, improving data, reporting
and accountability for action.</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. Initially we will work with 10
police force areas, but from 2024 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>We are on target to recruit
the 20,000 additional officers by March 2023, taking us for the first time to over
148,400 officers across England and Wales. This will be the highest number of officers
across England and Wales on record.</p>
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