Question reference: S5O-03666
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 2 October 2019
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Current status: Answered by Ash Denham on 10 October 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of antisocial behaviour incidents.
Answer
Evidence on antisocial behaviour points towards a long-term, sustained reduction in Scotland. For example the nationally representative Scottish Crime and Justice Survey shows that the percentage of adults who think people behave in an antisocial manner in their local area has fallen from 46% in 2008/9 to 29% in 2017/18. National figures from the Scottish Household Survey highlighted that 95% of people in Scotland rate their neighbourhoods as ‘very’ or ‘fairly good’ which positively reflects the community policing approach being taken by Police Scotland across the country.
We remain committed to ensuring police and local authorities have the powers and resources to further reduce antisocial behaviour, including investing in prevention and early intervention, and engage with them on a regular basis to discuss this issue. We will now be examining the Scottish Household Survey results in detail to look at what we can learn to improve the lives of communities across Scotland.