Wagga Wagga Crime Prevention Plan 2021 by Wagga Wagga City Council

WAGGA WAGGA CRIME PREVENTION PLAN 2021

acknowledgement of country

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Wagga Wagga City Council would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land - Wiradjuri country, and to pay respects to Elders past and present. Wagga Wagga City Council has a long history and association with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within the Local Government Area (LGA). Council values the diversity of our local community and supports reconciliation by working consistently in partnership with its local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, always ensuring that the process is based on respect, trust and a spirit of openness.

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table of contents Message from the Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Our reporting framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Plan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Developing the plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public perceptions of community safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stakeholder engagement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Understanding crime prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 What is crime prevention?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Theories of crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Our community profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Wagga Wagga Local Government Area (LGA) demographics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SEIFA Index by suburb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reviewing crimes data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Council data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Other Wagga Wagga crime data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hotspots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Version control: March 2018 4

Crime profiles.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Youth profile.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Youth crime trends and key offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Indigenous crime profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Funding needs - Where to from here. . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Action plans and priority areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Priority 1: We feel safe (Safety in the home).. . . . . . . . . . 33 Priority 2: We create safe environments (Safety in public places). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Priority 3: Youth Engagement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Monitoring and evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

from the mayor Message from the Mayor, Councilor Greg Conkey (OAM) As Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga I am committed to ensuring we do all we can to make our city a place where people are safe, and to ensure the neighbourhoods we live in are places we feel connected to. This in turn helps build a strong sense of community and belonging for our families and friends. In the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area (LGA), there is more crime per 100,000 for a number of crime types than many other councils, both in regional and metropolitan areas (BOCSAR). It is my hope that this plan will define a way forward together to reduce crime in our city. Crime prevention is a strategy that has been implemented by numerous councils and government agencies for many years. It is no single agency or personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility. To tackle crime in our city we need to work together, ensuring the responsibility of crime prevention rests with each one of us. It is Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to build safe places and spaces to allow people to use them to their maximum capacity, and for those places to be maintained and kept in a condition that increases usage. We also want to build cohesion in our community and forge relationships and opportunities for all. I would like to acknowledge and thank a number of key stakeholders in the development of this plan, including but not limited to Wagga Wagga Police, Department of Justice, Department of Education, Police Citizens Youth Club, Anglicare, COMPACT and the Family Referral Service.

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our reporting framework

State and Regional Plans

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The Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 has also sought to integrate with other Wagga Wagga City Council strategies. These include, but are not limited to, Wagga View, Community Strategic Plan 2040 and the Wagga Wagga City Council Graffiti Management Plan. This is to ensure the plan is embedded across key planning frameworks for the city. This strategy is considered a level two document within the Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPR) Framework.

LEVEL

Long term plan that clearly defines what we want as a community.

Council Strategies Providing directions

economic

environmental

civic leadership

Business Planning Process

Community Engagement

Divisional process informing resourcing and delivery

Delivery Program 4 years

Operational Plan 1 year

LEVEL

The development of the Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 has occurred using the principles identified in the Integrated Planning andReporting Manual for Local Government in NSW.

social

LEVEL

The Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 provides direction to ensure Council is developing a liveable city which is safe, thriving, connected, innovative and inclusive. The community plan has been written to acknowledge important stakeholders already working in the area of crime prevention across the city. The plan provides a list of actions which the stakeholders, including Wagga Wagga City Council, will deliver over the next four years. These actions focus on 3 key priority areas: safety in public places; safety in the home; and youth engagement.

LEVEL

Where does the Crime Prevention Plan sit within the sustainable planning framework?

Community Strategic Plan

Identifies the elected Council’s priorities for their term of office.

Identifies the projects, programs and services to be delivered.

Individual Performance and Development Plan

Monitoring and reporting

Resourcing Strategies Internal instruments (how) we deliver:  Long Term Financial Plan  Asset Management Plan  Workforce Plan  Section 94 Developer Contributions

Policies, operating standards, guidelines and procedures  Local Environment Plan (LEP)  Development Control Plan (DCP)

Vision

Guiding principles

During the development of the Wagga View, Community Strategic Plan 2040, a vision for the city’s future was developed and tested within the community. This vision states:

To ensure we achieve our community’s vision in the future, we will embed the four principles across all aspects of work that we do

“The community of Wagga is a thriving, innovative, connected and inclusive community on the Murrumbidgee. Rich in opportunity, choice, learning and environment. Wagga is a place where paths cross and people meet.”

Thriving

The Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 will consider how we can promote the liveability of Wagga Wagga and increase safety for all people living within our community.

Innovation

The Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 will consider how we can all feel safer in public places and in our homes, build better community relationships through attitudes and behaviours and increase pride in our places through space activation that incorporate Crime Prevention through Environmental Design principles.

Connected

The Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 will consider how key community stakeholders can create and maintain efficient and effective systems and processes whilst working with people who are effected by crime or have involvement in the criminal justice system.

Inclusive

The Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 will consider how we are inclusive regarding assisting all community members to feel safe and ensuring the services we provide meet the needs of our community.

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introduction “In 2040 Wagga Wagga will be a thriving, innovative, connected and inclusive community on the Murrumbidgee. Rich in opportunity, choice, learning and environment, Wagga is a place where paths cross and people meet.” City of Wagga Wagga Community Strategic Plan 2040 - Wagga View As identified in the City of Wagga Wagga’s Community Strategic Plan 2040 - Wagga View, Community Safety and Liveability are key priorities for our community. The aim of the Crime Prevention Plan is to increase safety to all residents and community members through the identification and examination of crime issues, the continued delivery of prevention programs, along with the implementation of new prevention strategies, which will be monitored and evaluated.

Developing the plan Wagga Wagga City Council’s Crime Prevention Plan 2021 describes what crime prevention is and how we can address it locally, by examining our community profile and building a general crime profile using localised crime data. This crime data includes both 2011 and 2016 Census data. Where possible, the latest 2016 data has been used, however where this was unavailable, 2011 data was utilised. Extensive consultation with key government and not for profit stakeholders was undertaken in the development of this plan. Community perceptions of crime and safety has also been considered. It was identified in the development phase of this plan, that a high percentage of offenders are young people, therefore a youth specific crime profile was developed. People aged between 10-29 years are responsible for approximately 61% of reported crimes1. For reporting purposes, when the plan refers to youth, it is inclusive of those young people between the ages of 10-29 years. The term juvenile considers young people aged between 10-17 years. The Crime Prevention Plan 2021 includes council specific data along with data received from local agencies, including Police and the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR). The plan considers theories of crime and their application locally along

with perceptions of safety in the community that has been gathered through community consultations. A citywide action plan has been developed as part of this document. It details strategies or programs designed at reducing crime across three main crime types and priority areas. The three crime types this document focuses on are: 1) Domestic Assault 2) Theft (which is inclusive of Break and Enter of a Dwelling, Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Theft from a Motor Vehicle) 3) Malicious Property Damage The three key priority areas identified in this document are: 1) Safety in the Home 2) Safety in Public Places; and 3) Youth Engagement Please note when reading the data contained in the Wagga Wagga City Council’s Crime Prevention Plan, it is only reflective of crime that has been reported and recorded. On every occasion where possible, current up to date data has been utilised in the document. With this said, some data was not available or withheld for confidentiality reasons for particular crime types. Analysis of data can only be done on what is recorded

1. NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 Wagga Wagga Local Area Command retrieved from NSW Bureau Of Crime Statistics And Research (BOCSAR) 8

and reported by Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (LAC). This needs to be considered when reading this document.

Public perceptions of community safety (2012 – 2017) Giving consideration that a higher percentage of domestic assaults and break and enters are recorded in the suburbs of Tolland, Ashmont and Kooringal (as per hotspot data below); in 2012 a sample of people living or working in Wagga Wagga’s social housing estates were interviewed to provide an understanding of their perceptions of crime. This community consultation occurred through a Design Out Crime project conducted in 2012 and the results were published on 9th January 2013. Key findings included: • One in three respondents felt unsafe in their neighbourhood; • People most feared break and enters, speeding and vandalism; and • The main groups which made people feel unsafe are children aged 6 to 12 years and youth 12-17 years

Community feedback surrounding perceptions of crime was also received at the Wagga Wagga Law Expo 2016, which was a NSW Department of Justice initiative. Anecdotal feedback gathered from the Wagga Wagga Law Expo suggested the following*: • Different cultural groups were represented in the feedback received, including but not limited to Filipino and Aboriginal • Top 4 responses for not feeling safe included Break and Enter into homes, reports of stolen cars in and around the area, family violence and drugs and alcohol • The main groups which made people feel unsafe are individuals who appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. * Feedback was given by community members who voluntarily spoke to Wagga Wagga City Council representatives and completed feedback forms. Due to the varying methods of the way information was gathered (verbal and through feedback form), what is reported can only be taken as anecdotal evidence.

Stakeholder engagement In developing the City of Wagga Wagga’s Crime Prevention Plan 2021 a number of key stakeholder groups were also consulted. Whilst some of these were internal divisions within council, the majority were external stakeholders who provide services relating to crime, the criminal justice system including youth services. This consultation occurred throughout July 2016 to June 2017. These stakeholder representatives included but were not limited to the following: • • • • • • •

Wagga Wagga Police Local Area Command NSW Department of Education and Communities NSW Department of Justice NSW Department of Family and Community Services Wagga Wagga Family Referral Service Anglicare Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)

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understanding crime prevention

What is crime prevention? Crime prevention is the act of implementing strategies aimed at lowering the risk of crime from occurring. In order to understand effective crime prevention measures, it is important to explore the main theories surrounding why crime is likely to occur in the first place which are detailed in Table 1.

Theory

Explanation

Example of prevention measure

Situational Crime Theory

Does not focus on the reasons why an individual may commit crime but the situations in which they have offended. It attempts to recognise factors that may contribute to situations that make it more likely for someone to offend. For example, finding a door unlocked will provide easier access for someone wanting to steal from a house.

Awareness campaigns that increase community knowledge of benefits of ensuring home security by locking doors and closing windows.

Social Development Theory

This theory attempts to explain or understand an individual’s tendency to commit crime by examining a number of socio-economic and cultural factors that individual may face. These include but are not limited to poverty, lack of education, and unemployment.

Helping an offender to address other areas that are negatively affecting their life, for example assist with homelessness by linking them in with housing service.

Rational Choice Theory

Asserts that offenders make the rational choice to commit crime due to their ability to determine that the potential benefit of doing it outweighing the negatives of not doing it.

To implement more negatives into the choice so that they outweigh the positives of committing the crime. This includes things like increased surveillance.

Environmental and Routine Activity Theory

Focuses on the place the crime occurs, for example, crime hotspots and why this might be the case. Routine Activity theory is closely linked with the environmental theory as it focuses on three elements believed to increase a crime occurring. These include:

Anything that impedes on the 3 elements listed will decrease the likelihood of an offender committing a crime. An accessible target would be removed if individuals are vigilant with security for their homes and cars and an increased likelihood of intervention is having a security guard at a retail store.

• An identified target • Decreased likelihood of intervention; and • A willing offender. Displacement Theory

Asserts that changing a situation or environment will not Research has shown that displacement is reduce crime but simply move it around. This can be from less likely to occur when broader community one place to another, one person to another and one time development programs are implemented. to another. Table 1: Theories of crime

Source: Situational Crime Prevention, Environmental Criminology and Crime Prevention, Routine Activity Theory, Rational Choice Crime Prevention, Social Development and Displacement Theory Factsheets, State of New South Wales through the Department of Attorney General and Justice, 2011

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our community profile

Wagga Wagga Local Government Area (LGA) demographics

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Wagga Wagga is a vibrant and thriving regional centre, with an estimated population of 64,272 (Census, 2016). It is the largest inland city in NSW, with a rich and diverse community. According to the 2016 Census, the Wagga Wagga LGA had:

Total overseas born Australian born

Number 5845 52,510

Non-English speaking backgrounds

3908

Main English speaking countries

1937

Not stated

4045

Total population (as recorded in 2016 census)

62,400

% of total people

• a median age of 35 • a higher percentage of primary and secondary aged children and young people (28.5%) when compared to the rest of regional NSW (24.1%) • 27.8% of the population attending primary school, 21% of the population attending secondary educational institutions, and 15% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 26.2%, 20% and 16.2% respectively for NSW • a median weekly rent of $265 • a median weekly household income of $1354 in comparison to the rest of NSW who had a median weekly household income of $1486. • 5.6% of the population are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent Culture/ethnicity

Regional NSW

0 0-4

5-9

10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 - 79 80 - 84 85 and over

Figure 1 - Age structure - five year age groups 2016 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data) Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

SEIFA Index of Disadvantage The SEIFA Index of Disadvantage attempts to evaluate socio-economic disadvantage within a community by breaking down this information into suburb data segments. In order to understand the unique positives but also the challenges a suburb may face, it is important to get an understanding of how different suburbs compare to each other. When suburb data is broken down further, it becomes apparent that pockets within each suburb are subject to greater advantage or disadvantage.

The index was compiled using 2011 Census Data by Informed decisions (profile id). Informed decisions are a team of population experts whose work combines an indepth knowledge of people and places with interactive web applications to help organisations decide where and when to locate their services to meet changing needs. They utilise a range of factors in order to determine the SEIFA number and its corresponding percentile. It includes areas such as income, educational attainment and unemployment. • A high index score means a lower level of disadvantage.

Table 2: Culture and ethnicity of Wagga Wagga population 2016 WAGGA WAGGA CRIME PREVENTION PLAN 2021

• A low index score means a higher level of disadvantage. • The percentile column gives an indication of where this area sits in comparison to a ranked list of Australia’s suburbs and localities. For example, Kooringal falls in the 34th Percentile. This means that 34% of Australia’s suburbs have a SEIFA index lower than Kooringal (more disadvantaged), whilst 66% are higher (have a higher socio-economic status). According to the 2011 SEIFA Index (Profile Id), the suburbs in the City of Wagga Wagga with the highest socio-economic disadvantage include Tolland, Mount Austin and Ashmont.

Area

2011 index

Percentile

Springvale - Lloyd

1,120.1

Bourkelands - Tatton

1,097.7

Estella - University

1,082.1

Lake Albert

1,064.5

Rural West

1,044.8

Rural East

1,041.3

Turvey Park

1,036.1

Glenfield Park

1,032.7

Australia

1,002.0

North Wagga Wagga - Bomen

998.7

Wagga Wagga City

997.6

Wagga Wagga (Central)

996.4

New South Wales

995.8

Forest Hill - East Wagga Wagga

977.6

Kooringal

975.2

Regional NSW

968.6

Tolland

868.4

Mount Austin

863.5

Ashmont

816.5

Tolland (Raye Street, Toy Place, Bruce Street, Dennis Crescent)

494

Ashmont (Adams Street, Callaghan Street, Mumford Street, Marshall Street)

509

Table 3: Wagga Wagga City’s small areas and benchmark areas 2011

reviewing crimes data

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Council data Council is an active participant in the identification of issues and trends for Wagga Wagga. This includes the recording of crime data in the city regarding issues such as requests for CCTV footage to aid Police in their investigations, reporting of abandoned vehicles, issues of vandalism, theft of council property and illegal graffiti management. Table 4 outlines these key issues for Wagga Wagga City Council across the period of one year between June 2015 and June 2016. Table 5 outlines the location of reported incidence and the locations where CCTV footage was requested. Since 2015, there has been increase in the use of CCTV in Wagga Wagga, increasing the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of safety and awareness along with assisting police in their investigations of these incidences. Table 6 outlines the number of reported incidences of illegal graffiti recorded by the Wagga Wagga City Council, broken down by their location. Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) statistics have been obtained for Incidents of graffiti recorded by NSW Police in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area (LGA) for the period of Apr 2012 to Mar 2017 and indicate a much higher incident rate across the city.

Issue

No.

Requests for CCTV footage Abandoned Vehicles Vandalism

54 176 10

Council Property Theft Graffiti

Location Council Buildings Recreational Spaces Private Buildings

Location

No.

Baylis Street

Fitzmaurice Street

Gurwood Street

Station Place

Kooringal

Tarcutta Street

Table 5 - CCTV footage requested by location of incident June 2015 to June 2016

5 17 4 Table 6 - Graffiti reported by location June 2015 to June 2016

26 Table 4 - Key crime issues in Wagga Wagga between June 2015 and June 2016

No.

Time period

No.

Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

135

Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

101

Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

120

Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

85 Table 7- Incidents of graffiti Source: BOCSAR, Graffiti Incidence for reporting period April 2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 2017

Other Wagga Wagga crimes data Crime types and offenders data has been analysed in order to prioritise actions listed in the Action Plan section of this document. The purpose of examining this data is to ensure that the plan’s focus be on defining prevention strategies at a localised level. This ensures that the prevention strategies are targeted toward the highest level of need, with a focus on both victims and offenders. This data has been obtained through four main sources: • The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) • Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) • Wagga Wagga Police Local Area Command • Informed decisions website: Profile Id- a website providing demographic analysis tool including a suburb based community profile developed using the most current Census data available. For this report, that is a combination of the Census 2011 and 2016 data utilised depending on availability of data at the time of writing this plan.

Photo: Rowan Forster (The Daily Advertiser)

BOCSAR data Upon examining BOCSAR data across a 6-year period (April 2011 to March 2017), crime rates in the City of Wagga Wagga appear to have decreased or remained relatively stable across a number of categories. Some of these include: • Incidents of Malicious Damage to Property down 4.1% per year • Incident of Assault (Non-Domestic Assault) remained stable • Incident of Theft (Steal from a Motor Vehicle)

remained stable • Incident of Theft (Motor Vehicle Theft) remained stable Source: BOCSAR: LGA- Wagga Wagga Excel Table Some other crimes however, have increased. This information has been compared with data from across New South Wales (Source: BOCSAR: LGA- Wagga Wagga Excel Table). For example:

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• Incidents of domestic assault showed an increase of 7.5% per year, as NSW remained stable per year* • Incidents of Theft (Break and Enter Dwelling) up 5% per year, whilst NSW decreased by 6.7% per year • Incident of Theft (Steal from retail store) up 6.3% per year, as compared to NSW which remained stable • Incidents of Drug Offences increased 12.1% per year, compared to NSW which increased 7.8% per year Wagga Wagga ranked in the top 20 in New South Wales for a number of crime types (as at 2016), as shown in table 8. *Please note that an increase in incident of domestic assault is not always a negative indication that there is an increase in the number of incidents, rather it may be due to an increase in the reporting of domestic violence

Crime type

Rank

Break and enter dwelling

Steal from motor vehicle

Steal from retail store

Malicious damage to property

Steal from dwelling

Table 8 - Wagga Wagga LGA ranking in NSW by crime type Source: BOCSAR: LGA- Wagga Wagga Ranking Tool, 2016

Photo: Wagga Wagga Courthouse

Hotspots in Wagga Wagga Hotspots are areas in which there is high crime rates and incidence of particular crime types. The following hotspot maps aim to demonstrate each significant type of crime in Wagga Wagga across suburbs. Along with the month, day, time, premise type and victim type from which the data and research available identifies as most significant.

Gobbagombalin

N North Wagga Wagga

Incidents of assault - Domestic assault from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016

High Central Wagga Wagga

• Highest proportion of incident by month: June • Highest proportion of incident by day: Wednesday and Friday • Highest proportion of incident by time: 6pm – 12am • Highest proportion of incident by premise type: Residential (331*) and Outdoor/Public Place (36) • Highest proportion of incident by victim type: 18-29 year-old females

Medium Low

Turvey Park

Kooringal

*Indicates the number of incidents. A complete compiling of this can be found in the Appendices

Lloyd

Bourkelands

Springvale

Forest Hill

Lake Albert

Figure 2: Incidents of assault (domestic assault) from Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 Source: BOCSAR: Crime Mapping Tool

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Incidents of theft - Break and enter dwelling from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 • • • •

Highest proportion Highest proportion Highest proportion Highest proportion Not available • Highest proportion available

of of of of

incident incident incident incident

by by by by

Gobbagombalin

month: January day: Sunday time: 6am-12pm premise type:

N North Wagga Wagga

of incident by victim type: Not High Central Wagga Wagga

Medium Low

Turvey Park

Kooringal

Forest Hill

Bourkelands

Springvale

Lake Albert

Figure 3: Incidents of theft (break and enter dwelling) from Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 Source: BOCSAR: Crime Mapping Tool

Incidents of theft - Motor vehicle theft from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 • Highest proportion of incident by month: January • Highest proportion of incident by day: Sunday and Tuesday • Highest proportion of incident by time: 12-6am • Highest proportion of incident by premise type: Residential (105) and Outdoor/Public Place (37) • Highest proportion of incident by victim type: Not available

Gobbagombalin

N North Wagga Wagga High Medium

Central Wagga Wagga

Low

Turvey Park

Kooringal

Forest Hill

Bourkelands

Springvale

Lake Albert

Figure 4: Incidents of theft (motor vehicle theft) from Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 Source: BOCSAR: Crime Mapping Tool

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Incidents of theft - Steal from motor vehicle from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016

Gobbagombalin

• Highest proportion of incident by month: April and December • Highest proportion of incident by day: Sunday • Highest proportion of incident by time: 12-6am • Highest proportion of incident by premise type: Residential (446) and Outdoor/Public Place (137) • Highest proportion of incident by victim type: Not available

N North Wagga Wagga High Central Wagga Wagga

Medium Low

Turvey Park

Kooringal

Lloyd

Forest Hill Bourkelands Lake Albert

Springvale

Figure 5: Incidents of theft (steal from motor vehicle) from Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 Source: BOCSAR: Crime Mapping Tool

Incidents of malicious damage to property from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016

Gobbagombalin

Highest proportion of incident by month: October Highest proportion of incident by day: Sunday

Highest proportion of incident by time: 12-6pm Highest proportion of incident by premise type: Residential (622) and Outdoor/Public Place (105)

North Wagga Wagga

Highest proportion of incident by victim type: Not available

High Medium Central Wagga Wagga

Low

Turvey Park

Kooringal

Forest Hill

Bourkelands

Springvale

Lake Albert

Figure 6: Incidents of malicious damage to property from Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 Source: BOCSAR: Crime Mapping Tool

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Summary of hotspot data • Hotspots occur across all crime types in areas with lower SEIFA index scores, along with the town centre (Central Wagga Wagga). • The month for the highest incident of assault (domestic assault) is June. The day and time it is more likely to occur is Wednesday and Friday between 6pm– 12am. This type of crime is more likely to occur in a residential setting, followed by an outdoor/public place. • The month for the highest incident of theft (break and enter dwelling) is January. The day and time it is more likely to occur is Sunday between 6am to 12pm. • The month for the highest incident of theft (motor vehicle) is January. The day and time it is more likely to occur is Sunday and Tuesday between 12am to 6am. This type of crime is more likely to occur in a residential setting, followed by an outdoor/public place. • The months for the highest incident of theft (steal from a motor vehicle) are April and December. The day and time it is more likely to occur is Sunday between 12 am to 6am. This type of crime is more likely to occur in a residential setting, followed by an outdoor/public place. • The month for the highest incident of malicious damage to property is October. The day and time it is more likely to occur is Sunday between 12pm to 6pm. It is more likely to occur in a residential setting, followed by an outdoor/public place. Source: BOCSAR: 2016 LGA- Wagga Wagga Excel Table

crime profiles

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Youth profile Upon examining the statistics and data, it is evident that a large portion – approximately 61% – of crimes committed in 2016 was undertaken by young people between the ages of 10-29 years (see Appendix I). It is important to acknowledge this data and examine some of the extraneous factors that may be contributing to these statistics. In order to do this, it is best to understand the make-up of young people in our Local Government Area (LGA), by examining the population itself and their engagement in education and employment.

Area Ashmont Bourkelands- Tatton Estella- University Forest Hill- East Wagga Wagga Glenfield Park Kooringal

According to ABS data (2011):

Lake Albert

• • • • • •

Mt Austin

21.2% of the population was aged between 0-15 years 16.6% of the population was aged between 16-25 years 8.9% of young people were attending primary school 6.8% of young people were attending secondary school 9% of young people were learning at a tertiary level 8.6% of young people in the City of Wagga Wagga were not attending any type of educational institution • The youth unemployment rate for the City of Wagga Wagga was 10.4% • The suburb of Ashmont had the highest rate of youth unemployment with 27.7% • Ashmont also had the highest rate of disengaged youth at 28.6% Table 9 describes disengaged youth as those aged between 15-24 years who are not employed or engaged in education of any kind.

Number of disengaged youth

Total persons aged Percentage 15 to 24 years %

171

597

28.6

512

2.9

1371

0.5

753

4.1

766

7.4

159

1,085

14.7

778

6.7

111

628

17.7

North Wagga Wagga- Bomen

168

8.9

Rural East

312

6.4

Rural West

303

1.0

647

1.9

107

523

20.5

708

4.5

Springvale- Lloyd Tolland Turvey Park Wagga Wagga (Central)

121

1,410

8.6

Wagga Wagga City

912

10,585

8.6

35,977

31,0374

11.6

83,250

89,2751

9.3

275,305

2,866,000

9.6

Regional NSW New South Wales Australia

Table 9: Disengaged youth (aged 15-24 not employed or in education) 2011 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011. Compiled and presented in atlas.id by .id the population experts.

Youth crime trends and key offences The following information provides evidence demonstrating the link between youth disengagement and crime prevention. In presenting this data Council acknowledges that the majority of young people in the city are engaged and law abiding and that youth as a group are not a crime issue. However, in compiling this data, a profile of the offenders is revealed and the opportunities to address some of the contributing factors that lead to youth crime should be considered.

Domestic Assault

New South Wales (stable) Wagga Wagga (stable)

18 - 19

47%

20 - 29 30+

600

100

450

Rate per 100,000 population

10 - 17

17%

Rate per 100,000 population

53% of offenders were aged between 10 and 29 years old.

300

150

29%

0 New South Wales

Wagga Wagga

0 Apr June Aug Oct Dec Feb April June Aug Oct Dec Feb 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017

Figure 7: Age of offenders Source: BOSCAR, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016

Figure 8: Juvenile offenders of assault (domestic assault) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2016 to March 2017

Figure 9: Juvenile offenders of assault (domestic assault) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2015 to March 2017

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

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Theft - Break and enter of a dwelling 74% of offenders were aged between 10 and 29 years old. New South Wales (stable) Wagga Wagga (stable)

10 - 17

18 - 19 20 - 29

16%

30+

36%

105

102

Figure 10: Age of offenders Source: BOSCAR, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016

300

225

Rate per 100,000 population

22%

26%

Rate per 100,000 population

108

150

0 New South Wales

Wagga Wagga

Apr June Aug Oct Dec Feb April June Aug Oct Dec Feb 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017

Figure 11: Juvenile offenders of theft (break and enter dwelling) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2016 to March 2017

Figure 12: Juvenile offenders of theft (break and enter dwelling) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2015 to March 2017

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Motor vehicle theft 92% of offenders were aged between 10 and 29 years old. New South Wales (stable) Wagga Wagga (stable)

120 120

34%

25%

18 - 19 20 - 29 30+

105 Rate per 100,000 population

10 - 17

Rate per 100,000 population

33% 60

Figure 13: Age of offenders Source: BOSCAR, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016

New South Wales

Wagga Wagga

0 Apr June Aug Oct Dec Feb April June Aug Oct Dec Feb 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017

Figure 14: Juvenile offenders of theft (motor vehicle theft) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2016 to March 2017

Figure 15: Juvenile offenders of theft (motor vehicle theft) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2015 to March 2017

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Steal from a motor vehicle 67% of offenders were aged between 10 and 29 years old. 140

33%

18 - 19

39%

20 - 29 30+

11%

120

Rate per 100,000 population

10 - 17

Rate per 100,000 population

100

17% 60

Figure 16: Age of offenders Source: BOSCAR, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016

New South Wales (stable) Wagga Wagga (stable)

0 New South Wales

Wagga Wagga

Apr June Aug Oct Dec Feb April June Aug Oct Dec Feb 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017

Figure 17: Juvenile offenders of theft (steal from motor vehicle) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2016 to March 2017

Figure 18: Juvenile offenders of theft (steal from motor vehicle) in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2015 to March 2017

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Malicious property damage 67% of offenders were aged between 10 and 29 years old. New South Wales (stable) Wagga Wagga (stable)

700

33%

200

600

Rate per 100,000 population

10 - 17

240

18 - 19 20 - 29

500

30+

26%

400

180 150 120 90 60 30

300 New South Wales

Figure 19: Age of offenders Source: BOSCAR, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016

Wagga Wagga

0 Apr June Aug Oct Dec Feb April June Aug Oct Dec Feb 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017

Figure 20: Juvenile offenders of malicious damage to property in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2016 to March 2017

Figure 21: Juvenile offenders of malicious damage to property in Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, from April 2015 to March 2017

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crime profile

Victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indigenous status

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other Indigenous groups are often over represented in areas such as crime and incarceration rates. This is because upon examination of Indigenous crime rates - as shown in Table 11 - they appear statistically higher due to rates of occurrence within their smaller population size when compared to a much larger population size. For example, the total estimated population of 64,272 (Census, 2016), with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Wagga representing 3,508 (5.6%) of the community (2016, Australian Bureau of Statistics). Other causes for overrepresentation is possible differences in patterns of criminality (reoffending rates), differences in arrest, particularly surrounding remand and custody, prosecution and sentencing practices.

Indigenous

Assault domestic violence related

Assault non-domestic violence related

Robbery

Steal from person

178

198

Non-Indigenous Unknown

195

198

Total

420

423

Table 10 - Indigenous status of victims* of selected offences recorded by NSW Police, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 Source: BOCSAR: LGA- Wagga Wagga Excel Table

It is also important to examine the Indigenous status of victims of crime. As you can see with the selected offences in Table 7, given their population size, they make up 11% of the victims in Assault- Domestic Violence related crimes and 6.4% of victims in Assault - Non-Domestic Violence related crimes (in 2016).

Alleged offenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indigenous status Indigenous Non-Indigenous Unknown Total

Assault domestic violence related

Assault - nondomestic violence related

Robbery

Break and enter dwelling#

Break and enter nondwelling#

Motor vehicle theft#

S teal from motor vehicle

Steal from retail store

Steal from person#

Malicious damage to property

Offensive conduct

Offensive language

138

113

252

124

171

198

Table 11 - Indigenous status of alleged offenders proceeded against by NSW Police for incidents of selected offences, Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 Source: BOCSAR: LGA- Wagga Wagga Excel Table

funding needs - where to from here Wagga Wagga City Council acknowledges its part to play in ensuring our community is safe to live and work in. With many services in the community currently assisting with the issue of crime and crime prevention, it is acknowledged that Council’s role is largely one of facilitation and strategy. This can be achieved through Development Control Plans and strategic planning such as the Recreation, Open Space and Community Strategy (draft) and the Activation Strategy (draft).

government organisations and other community services to deliver the programs outlined in the Action Plan section of this document.

Direct service provision toward priority areas and target groups is the joint responsibility of a range of stakeholders and funded community service organisations. These stakeholders and community service organisations are identified as the parties responsible against specific actions listed in the Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 Action Plan, including their current funding. These services and agencies however, would benefit significantly from increased funding to enable stable, consistent and further service delivery. Ongoing issues such as lack of youth funding to deliver programs related to early intervention, community engagement, social inclusion, employment and housing has seen the level of juvenile crime increase.

• After hours programming to support youth at risk and increase youth engagement • Ongoing research to ensure that the development and implementation of men’s behavioural change programs are aligned with evidence and follow best practice guidelines • Case management services for those aged 12 to 25 years • Early intervention services for those 12 years and younger • Parental Responsibility: by acknowledging the essential role parents/guardians/carers play in young people’s lives, the inclusion of them in programming and intervention is key for ongoing progression and change.

In order to address the three key priority areas identified – Safety in the home, Safety in Public Places and Youth Engagement, increased funding from state and federal bodies is required for state Government, non-

Across the four-year plan, Council will play a key role in lobbying for additional funding to bring targeted programs to the city to assist in addressing identified gaps. These gaps include:

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action plans - priority areas

Priority Area 1: We promote safety and safe behaviours Safety in the home NSW GOVERNMENT PREMIER’S PRIORITIES • Reducing violent crime • Reducing domestic violence • Protecting our kids

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES • We are safe

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURES

Create a Crime Prevention Plan, Number of domestic assaults, number of robberies, number of alcohol related offences, number of drug related offences and number of sexual offences

Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory

1.1

Integrate Design Out Crime (Crime Prevention Encourage the inclusion of tighter controls Year 3 Through Environmental Design CPTED) utilising best practice guidelines for CPTED in the principles into Wagga Wagga City Council’s DCP’s Development Control Plans (DCP’s) for residential subdivisions.

Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory

1.2

Develop a laneway management plan to identify hotspot areas and reduce crime occurrence in these environments

Year 3 Develop a planned approach to the recommended dissolution of existing high incident laneways and the removal of laneways from future residential projects where possible. Ensure that where laneways are included, they are designed with maximum passive surveillance by including this recommendation in the Development Control Plans (DCP’s)

Wagga Wagga City Council Unfunded

Rational Choice Crime Prevention Theory

1.3

Investigate the Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 and its potential usefulness regarding policing powers

Deliver a thorough review of research regarding the effectiveness in other places where the Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 has been implemented/trialled

Wagga Wagga City Council Unfunded

Situational Crime Prevention Theory

1.4

Increase visibility of Neighbourhood Watch in the Increase visibility of Neighbourhood Watch community presence across community, through implementation of further signage in suburbs. Encourage increased participation by community members through membership and increased attendance at community groups and forums.

Year 1

Wagga Wagga City Council Funded

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police) Year 1

Neighbourhood Watch

Unfunded

Partners: Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police); Wagga Wagga City Council

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Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Situational Crime Prevention Theory

1.5

Increase community awareness to ensure better home security and reduce incidences of Break and Enter

Situational Crime Prevention Theory

1.6

Situational Crime Theory and Social Development Theory

1.7

Social Development Theory 1.8

Social Development Theory 1.9

Responsibility

Funding

Year 2 Educate residents in hotspots about target hardening (the act of strengthening security measures of a building or home in order to reduce the risk of theft) and support grant applications for campaigns / equipment towards target hardening.

Wagga Wagga City Council, Argyle Housing, Family and Community Services, Neighbourhood Watch and Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police)

Unfunded

Increase Community Awareness around modern Build confidence within the local community policing and reporting of the Police Force by developing within the community a greater knowledge and understanding of modern policing, including the operational decisions police must make, and the protocols and procedures on which they are based.

Year 1

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police)

Funded

Maintain delivery of Safety Action Meetings

Year 1

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police)

Funded

Utilise Future Directions strategies (State govt) such as Place Plans for the Local Government Area as they focus on the perceptions of safety experienced by residents/community members living in Social Housing estates

Provide Victim Support

Prevent and/or lessen serious threats to the safety of domestic violence victims through regular meetings to ensure targeted information sharing with key stakeholders providing service to victims of Family and Domestic Violence

Partners: Wagga Women’s Health, Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Legal Aid)

Demonstrate increased sense of safety in reports Year 4 from residents/community members in social housing Increase in resident’s/community member’s pride in their place through space activation (Recreation, Open Space and Communities Strategy) Ensure that victims are supported when reporting crimes and also throughout the court process Ensure victims have access to information regarding support services available to them that are appropriate to their circumstances as per NSW Code of Practice for the Charter of Victims Rights

Timing

Family and Community Services (FACS)

Funded

Partners: State Government Wagga Wagga City Council

Year 1

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police) Partners: DVCAS (Legal Aid)

Funded

Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Social Development Theory 1.10

Men’s behavioural change program

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Run local evidence based programs for families, Year 1 with particular focus on men, who are dealing with domestic violence issues or where there are domestic violence concerns.

Relationships Australia

Funded

It is envisioned this would be court ordered or legally recommended

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police)

Other Non-Government organisations (NGO’s)

Social Development Theory 1.11

Enforce Perpetrator Accountability laws (Domestic Violence)

Ensure perpetrator accountability laws are properly and efficiently enforced, not only to guarantee victims’ safety but also to make sure public condemnation of this behavior remains clear and strong.

Year 1

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police)

Funded

Social Development Theory 1.12

Ensure culturally appropriate services, such as the Aboriginal Services Unit and Victims Services Aboriginal Contact Line are made available to aid Aboriginal victims and their experiences in the court process

Improve Aboriginal community awareness of court processes and procedures

Year 1

NSW Department of Justice

Funded

Year 1

Domestic Violence Liaison Partly funded Committee and other NonGovernment Organisation’s (NGO’s)

Improve knowledge of services offered by court including mediation, time to pay and victims services Improve relationships between the Aboriginal community and the court

Social Development Theory 1.13

Run Domestic Violence Awareness Campaigns and Programs

Raise awareness on Domestic Violence locally and provide information to those who need it through targeted campaigns and increased awareness.

Partners: Wagga Women’s Health and Relationships Australia, Wagga Wagga City Council Social Development Theory 1.14

Develop effective Parenting Programs that allow parents/guardians/carers to also be involved in interventions for vulnerable young people

Research and implement Parenting Programs that effectively involve parents/guardians/carers in the intervention and case management process of vulnerable young people. This may involve separate case management of parents/ guardians/carers

Year 3

Non-Government Organisation’s (NGO’s)

Unfunded

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Priority Area 2: We create safe spaces and places Safety in Public Places NSW GOVERNMENT PREMIER’S PRIORITIES • Reducing violent crime • Reducing adult reoffending

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE • We are Safe

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURES

Percentage of people who feel Wagga Wagga is a safe place to live, percentage of people who feel there is a high crime rate in the community and percentage of people who feel safe in public places

Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory

2.1

Identify, develop and implement strategies that support place making for Wagga Wagga City Council’s future open space and recreational developments through the Recreation, Open Space and Community Strategy (ROCS)

Develop a Recreation, Open Space and Year 1 Community Strategy providing strategies around 7 priorities: Co-location, Regional, Healthy Community, Collaboration, Safety, Economic Impact, Environment

Wagga Wagga City Council Partly funded

Situational Crime Prevention Theory;

2.2

Embed Crime Prevention through environmental design (CPTED) principles in Wagga Wagga City Council’s Development Control Plans

Review Wagga Wagga City Council’s current Development Control Plans document

Year 3

Wagga Wagga City Council Funded

Develop an organised response to malicious Develop and implement a Graffiti Management property damage across the City, with particular Plan which provides clear processes around focus around illegal graffiti, as this has been removing graffiti such as timeframes for removal reported to contribute to feelings of being unsafe Reduce the number of graffiti incidences in the LGA

Year 1

Wagga Wagga City Council Partly funded

Identify targeted actions in the City of Wagga Wagga’s Activation Strategy that increase use of places and spaces in social housing estates

Year 3

Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Include Crime prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles in controls that apply to all developments. Review Safety and Security controls and amend where needed to reflect best practice CPTED

Situational Crime Prevention Theory

2.3

Social Development Theory 2.4

Review and make note of places and spaces that have high crime rates Identify key elements in Activation Strategy that will increase use of these spaces and encourage pride in local places and spaces

Partners: Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police) Wagga Wagga City Council Partly funded

Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Social Development Theory 2.5

Provide advocacy for Aboriginal people in relation to criminal justice issues as well as cell and custody support

Year 2

NSW Department of Justice

Funded

Year 1

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police)

Funded

Maintain Aboriginal Community Justice Group

Develop local crime prevention initiatives, projects and activities in partnership with local justice agencies and local Aboriginal people Establish diversionary programs for young people at risk Rational Choice Theory

2.6

Continue to support the continuation of the DETAG Program

Source funding and retain the delivery of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;community service orderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (CSO) program to remove graffiti, with particular focus on social housing estates of Tolland, Kooringal, Ashmont and Mount Austin

Partners: Department of Justice NSW Department of Family and Community Services Wagga Wagga City Council

Situational Crime Prevention Theory;

2.7

Provide CCTV in high density or high risk public spaces and places e.g. Baylis Street and Fitzmaurice Street

CCTV is maintained, publicised and information collated provided to police and other relevant agencies when required

2.8

Operation Never Again

Research successful running of Operation Never Year 2 Again in Orange Council in collaboration with their police. Determine suitability for Wagga Wagga and look for grant funding that may enable its delivery

Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory

Year 1 onwards

Wagga Wagga City Council Unfunded

Wagga Wagga City Council Unfunded Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police) Wagga Wagga Neighbourhood Watch Argyle Housing NSW Department of Family and Community ServicesHousing

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Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Timing

Responsibility

Situational Crime Prevention Theory;

Apply for Safer Communities funding grant to improve lighting to ensure that they meet minimum standards of lumens/watts recommended for street lighting

Year 1

Wagga Wagga City Council Unfunded

Environmental and Routine Activity Crime Prevention Theory

2.9

Apply for funding to look at ways to improve lighting to areas/neighbourhoods/suburbs with high Break and Enter rates

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command (Police) Wagga Wagga Neighbourhood Watch Argyle Housing NSW Department of Family and Community ServicesHousing

Funding

Priority Area 3: Youth Engagement NSW GOVERNMENT PREMIER’S PRIORITIES • Protecting our kids

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES • We are safe • Wagga Wagga Services reflect the needs of the community

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURES

• Percentage of people who feel Wagga Wagga is a safe place to live. • Percentage of people who feel there is a high crime rate in the community. • Percentage of people who feel safe in public places.

Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure Social Development Theory 3.1

• Percentage of people who feel safe in their home. • Percentage of people who believe they have access to health services addressing their needs

Performance indicator

Run Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth at Minimise the number of Aboriginal and Torres Risk Program -12-18 year-olds Strait Islander youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Year 1

Anglicare

Funded

Partners: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Reduce the rate of recidivism Social Development Theory 3.2

Social Development Theory 3.3

Provide a Joint Support Casework and Mentoring program to young people serving in a Juvenile Justice facility and assistance upon release from this facility

Decrease the number of young people reoffending and re-entering a juvenile justice facility

Deliver the Homelessness Youth Assistance Program to 12-15 year-olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Decrease the number of young people aged 12-15 year-olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Year 1—3

Development of case plans for short term support (up to 3 months)

Develop a funded community mentoring system, Lobby and apply for youth funding to ensure through the Ignite Mentoring program, for stability and future scope to deliver mentoring to vulnerable young people aged 6-18 years-old vulnerable young people aged 6-18 years

Funded

Partners: Department of Justice

Year 1

Anglicare

Funded

Partners: NSW Family and Community Services

Deliver brokerage funds to services that address immediate needs, including: safety of young person, reunite with family where possible and/or find long term solution with other family Social Development Theory 3.4

Anglicare

Year 1

Anglicare

Unfunded

Increase the number of young people from vulnerable backgrounds engaging in any form of education, training and/or employment

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Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure Social Development Theory 3.5

Performance indicator

LEAP (Learn, Engage, Aspire, Perform)- program Assist disengaged and at risk young people in years 9 & 10.

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Year 1– 3

COMPACT

Funded

Partners: NSW Department of Education

Deliver the program at Wagga Wagga High School Social Development Theory 3.6

Youth services supported through community centres

Provide whole of community programming aimed at providing support in a number of different ways, including socially, food relief and educational support.

Year 1

Social Development Theory 3.7

Run Aboriginal specific programs e.g. Burrabinya-Leap to your future– program

Deliver this Aboriginal specific program under the Year 1 Indigenous Advancement Strategy – Children and Schooling program. Also deliver to public High Schools and Catholic Schools, currently including Mater Dei and Kildare in Wagga Wagga

Social Development Theory 3.8

Run programs to re-engage disengaged youth with education

Encourage disengaged and at risk students to re-engage with education through career aspiration and project based learning

Year 1– 3

Run school to work transition programs eg. Direct school to work transition program, aimed Year 1 CREW (Confident, Ready and Engaged for Work) at self-awareness, confidence building, building employability skills, job readiness, job search and work preparation.

Social Development Theory 3.10

Youth After Hours Programming

Year 1-2 Run trial of after-hours programs throughout school holiday periods at the Tolland Community Hub.

Social Development Theory 3.11

Increased activation of Community Hub space through further youth programming

Lobby to acquire Youth funding to go towards implementation of Youth programming to run specifically from key community points, such as the Community Hubs (Tolland, Ashmont and Kooringal)

Year 2

Deliver home school liaison program to students at risk of disengaging or who have disengaged from mainstream schooling

Work with priority area identified, primary school aged students, for targeted early intervention.

Year 1

Social Development Theory 3.12

Decrease the number of young people disengaging from mainstream schooling

Unfunded

COMPACT

Funded

Partners: Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet

COMPACT

Funded

Partners:NSW Department of Education

Funded through the Links to Learning program 2017-2019 Social Development Theory 3.9

Red Cross/Community Hubs (Kooringal, Tolland and Ashmont) and other NGO’s

COMPACT

Unfunded

Partners: Shepherds Park School Riverina Medical and Dental Funded Aboriginal Corporation Wagga Wagga City Council Unfunded Red Cross/Tolland, Kooringal and Ngurra (Ashmont) Community Hub NSW Department of Education

Funded

Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure Social Development Theory 3.13

Performance indicator

Retain Riverina Murray Family Referral Service The FRS assists children, young people, and (FRS) - FRS in Schools Project and FRS Juvenile families who do not meet the statutory threshold Justice Project (state-wide) for child protection intervention, but would benefit from accessing services.

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Year 1

Family Referral ServiceRelationships Australia

Funded

Partners: NSW Department of Education and Department of Justice

The FRS in Schools Project: Work directly with identified schools to work with young people and their families who are identified as being at risk of disengaging or who have disengaged. Juvenile Justice: Work with the families of young people who are currently incarcerated at RJJC. This is a state-wide with all 11 FRSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working together aiming towards lowering the recidivism rate. Social Development Theory 3.14

Adolescent Court & Community Team Clinician

Work with young people entering the court system who are 18 years and under

Year 1

NSW Department of Justice - Justice Health

Funded

Year 1

Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)

Unfunded

Identify any potential Mental Health concerns and/or Disability, within this cohort develop 6 month plan, to assist young person to get assessed and address these concerns if diagnosed Social Development Theory 3.15

Social Development Theory 3.16

Social Development Theory 3.17

Run targeted Young Offender programs utilising Continue to deliver activities targeting young local crime data from Wagga Wagga Police Local offenders, with intelligence delivered by Wagga Area Command Wagga Police LAC regarding high crime areas and particular crime types Youth After Hours Programming

Support Clontarf Foundation and Girls at the Centre - Mt Austin High School

Partners: Wagga Wagga Police LAC

Run after-hours programs throughout school Year 1 holiday periods at the Community Hubs in social and 2 housing estates.

NGOS

An identified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Year 1 program focusing on areas of education, leadership, employment, healthy lifestyles, life skills and football. In order to remain in the program, participants must continue to work at school and embrace the objectives of the foundation. With these mechanisms in place, year-to-year retention is not less than 90% and school attendance rates are greater than 80%.

Clontarf Foundation and The Smith Family

Unfunded

Partners: Red Cross/ Community Hub (Kooringal, Tolland and Ashmont) Funded

Partners: Mt Austin High School

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Type of crime Number Strategic action prevention measure

Performance indicator

Timing

Responsibility

Funding

Social Development Theory 3.18

Case Management

Increase funding and support services that provide ongoing case management to vulnerable young people. The aim of these services would be to provide direct, medium to long term support to improve young peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circumstances holistically.

Year 3

NGOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Unfunded

Rational Choice Theory and 3.19 Social Development Theory

Deliver Juvenile Justice/Community Justice Deliver case management services to young programs designed to assist young people in the people involved in the criminal justice system court process, juvenile justice facility and upon and develop case management plans release Deliver Act Now Together Strong (ANTS) Family Intervention program

Year 1

NSW Department of Justice

Funded

Deliver programs aimed at lowering reoffending rates Deliver AOD specific programs (Crossroads) where appropriate to address substance issues Fund the delivery of the Joint Support Program through Anglicare

Partners: Anglicare

monitoring and evaluation

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Strategies listed in this action plan for Wagga Wagga City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crime Prevention Plan 2021 will be reviewed and updated annually or when crime statistics for the crime types detailed in this plan become available. This evaluation will determine whether there has been an increase or decrease of the incidence rate of these particular crime types as outlined in this plan. This will include monitoring of the programs detailed in the Wagga Wagga City Council Crime Prevention Plan 2021 Action Plan and their stated delivered outcomes from the stakeholders listed to assess their impact and effectiveness to reduce and prevent crime within the city.

appendices

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Appendix I: Age and gender of victims* of selected offences recorded by NSW Police Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 Victims Gender Male

Female

Total

Victims Age

Assault- Domestic Violence Related

Assault - nondomestic violence related

Robbery

0-17

18-29

30-39

40+

Unknown

0-17

18-29

120

30-39

40+

Unknown

0-17

18-29

156

130

* This table was developed from the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area excel spreadsheets (2016) available on the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) database. This table does not give a count of unique individuals. Note: To protect the identity of individuals, ‘na’ indicates that the age category has a count that falls between 1 and 4 inclusive. Nc- indicates this area was not calculated

Appendix II: Age of alleged offenders proceeded against by NSW Police for incidents of selected offences Wagga Wagga Local Government Area, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 Alleged offender’s age 10 - 17

AssaultAssault - nonDomestic domestic violence related violence related 42

Robbery

Break and enter dwelling

Break and enter nondwelling

Motor vehicle theft

Steal from Steal from motor Retail Store vehicle 7

Steal from person

Malicious damage to property

18 - 19

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 +

252

124

171

198

Missing / unknown TOTAL

• Total number of Crime: 854 • Total number of Crime Committed by 10-29: 525 • Approximately 61% of crimes were committed by those aged between 10-29

*This table was developed from the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area excel spreadsheets (2016) available on the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research(BOCSAR) database. ^ Alleged offenders or persons of interest (POIs) are suspected offenders recorded by police in connection with a criminal incident. Some POIs are formally proceeded against to court and some are proceeded against other than to court whilst others are not proceeded against. The POIs included in the table above have all been proceeded against. POIs are not a count of unique offenders. Where an individual is involved in multiple criminal incidents throughout the year they will appear as a POI multiple times. Correspondingly, no person of interest information will be recorded for criminal incidents in which there is no known suspect. This is very common among incidents of property crime, which have a low clear up rate. *These percentages are an approximate calculation. In some instances, for cohesion of presentation, they have been rounded up or down.

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Appendix III: NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2012 to 2016 Incidents of domestic violence related assault as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number of Rate Per 100,000 Incidents Population

Number of Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Incidents Population trend trend LGA Rank

316

349

305

327

397

511.5

561.6

485.7

515.5

625.9

21.4%

Stable

Incidents of break and enter dwelling as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Population trend trend LGA Rank

750

1,214.0

583

938.1

697

1,109.9

815

1,284.9

714

1,125.7

Stable

Incidents of motor vehicle theft as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Population trend trend LGA Rank

158

255.7

122

196.3

130

207.0

277

436.7

150

236.5

-45.8%

Stable

Incidents of steal from motor vehicle as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Population trend trend LGA Rank

649

1,050.5

532

856.0

696

1,108.3

768

1,210.8

685

1,080.0

Stable

Incidents of steal from retail store as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Population trend trend LGA Rank

262

424.1

344

553.5

306

487.3

351

553.4

363

572.3

Stable

8.5%

Incidents of malicious damage to property as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Population trend trend LGA Rank

1,243

2,011.9

1,081

1,739.4

1,007

1,603.5

960

1,513.5

954

1,504.1

Stable

-6.4%

Incidents of steal from a dwelling as recorded by NSW Police for each NSW Local Government Area (LGA)- Wagga Wagga LGA 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 Population

Total

Rate Per 100,000 24-month 60-month 2016 Population trend trend LGA Rank

426

689.5

425

683.9

414

659.2

395

622.8

390

614.9

Stable

*This table was developed from the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area excel spreadsheets (2016) available on the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Researchâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;(BOCSAR) database.

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Appendix IV: NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 Proportion of incidents by offence type and month*, Wagga Wagga Local Government Area Offence type

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

8.7

5.6

10.4

8.1

9.8

11.2

7.0

7.6

10.4

6.5

6.7

7.9

Assault - non-domestic violence related

12.1

10.4

10.2

10.4

7.1

6.9

5.5

7.1

6.3

7.7

10.2

6.0

Assault - alcohol related

12.6

6.7

8.1

11.2

6.3

8.5

7.6

6.7

9.9

8.5

6.7

7.2

Sexual assault

0.0

7.4

14.8

0.0

18.5

11.1

3.7

7.4

11.1

7.4

Robbery

9.5

4.8

14.3

0.0

4.8

0.0

14.3

19.0

0.0

Break and enter dwelling

12.9

8.5

6.2

9.0

8.5

6.2

8.5

7.7

7.0

9.8

8.5

7.2

Break and enter non-dwelling

17.9

7.1

3.6

17.9

3.6

17.9

7.1

3.6

10.7

Motor vehicle theft

13.9

5.6

6.9

2.8

6.9

8.3

9.7

8.3

11.1

8.3

5.6

12.5

Steal from motor vehicle

5.9

7.4

5.3

11.2

9.6

10.1

8.5

6.9

9.6

8.0

9.0

11.2

Steal from dwelling

8.3

9.7

11.0

7.6

8.3

11.0

6.2

6.9

9.7

8.3

4.8

8.3

Steal from person

14.8

7.4

3.7

11.1

7.4

11.1

7.4

11.1

3.7

9.7

9.9

7.7

8.4

10.3

6.7

8.9

7.5

7.2

10.8

6.7

6.3

Assault - domestic violence related

Malicious damage to property

*This table was developed from the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area excel spreadsheets (2016) available on the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Researchâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;(BOCSAR) database.

Appendix V: NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wagga Wagga Local Government Area Number of incidents of selected offences recorded by NSW Police by premises type Premises Type

Adult entertainment

Assault- Assault - nondomestic domestic violence related violence related 0

Sexual offences

Robbery

Break and Motor vehicle Steal from enter nontheft motor vehicle dwelling 0

Steal from person

Malicious damage to property

Financial institution

Office

Personal services

Retail/wholesale

Carpark

Education

Health

Industrial

Law enforcement

Licensed premises

Marine transport

107

137

105

Outdoor/public place Recreation

Religious

331

140

100

105

446

622

Rural industry

Residential

Public transport

Utilities

Vehicle

Firearm premises

Unknown

397

395

144

150

685

954

TOTAL

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Appendix VI: SEIFA Score (Census, 2011; Profile Id) broken down further in the suburb of Tolland and Ashmont The SEIFA index of relative socio-economic disadvantage is an aggregate measure of general disadvantage derived from 2011 Census data. They key provides the SEIFA index score given to a particular area for the suburbs of Wagga Wagga. A lower index score (indicated on the key as being a deeper shade of orange) indicates areas of relatively greater disadvantage.

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Tollandâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Raye Street, Toy Place, Bruce Street, Dennis Crescent

Ashmontâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Adams Street, Callaghan Street, Mumford Street, Marshall Street

494 to 564

Wagga Wagga (Central)

655 to 850 851 to 970 971 to 1046 1047 to 1144

Turvey Park

Ashmont

East Wagga Wagga

Mount Austin Glenfield Park Kooringal

Tolland

Wagga Wagga City Council, Index of Relative Socio-economic disadvantage, 2011, Usual residence, Number WAGGA WAGGA CRIME PREVENTION PLAN 2021

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NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Excel Tables: Age and gender of alleged offenders proceeded against by NSW Police for incidents of selected offences, Wagga Wagga LGA 2016 http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables. aspx NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Excel Tables: Age and gender of victims of selected offences recorded by NSW Police, Wagga Wagga LGA 2016 http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables. aspx NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Excel Tables: Indigenous status of alleged offenders proceeded against by NSW Police for incidents of selected offences, Wagga Wagga LGA 2016 http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables. aspx NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Excel Tables: Number of incidents of selected offences recorded by NSW Police by premises type, Wagga Wagga LGA 2016 http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables. aspx NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Excel Tables: Proportion of incidents by offence type, day of week and time of day, Wagga Wagga LGA 2016 http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables. aspx NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Excel Tables: Proportion of incidents by offence type and month, Wagga Wagga LGA 2016 http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables. aspx

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