What a Year for Portishead Security!
Well, Portishead has many things to celebrate this year as you’ll all know quite well, but amongst the more public-facing celebrations, we have reason to celebrate a perhaps lesser-known fact: An incredible improvement in Portishead security so far in 2013!
What the Numbers Tell Us
So, for those of you who’ve been following the crime trends in and around Portishead, you might know that for a while it’s been stuck in the 3 digits in terms of monthly reported crimes. Not anymore – compared to the early months of 2011 and 2012, 2013 has had a rocking start!
Crimes Reported Per Month (as published on police.uk)
January 2011: 113
February 2011: 104
January 2012: 97
February 2012: 104
January 2013: 66
February 2013: 62
What a result?
As you can see, for around 2 years Portishead security has been at a level that has allowed monthly crime rates to hover around the 100 mark consistently – so what is it about 2013 that has seen Portishead crime numbers slashed by roughly 1/3?