1. Building Safer Communities National Community Safety Convention Lewis Ramsay Assistant Chief Officer Prevention & Protection Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

2. Building Safer Communities Programme Our vision Our vision is of a flourishing, optimistic Scotland in which resilient communities, families and individuals live safe from crime, disorder and danger. Our aims are to reduce the number of victims of crime by 250,000 by 2017-18 and to reduce the number of victims of unintentional injury over the same period (amount currently being scoped).

3. Phase 1 – Reduce Crime The aim Delivery Phase 1 is to reduce crime. Specifically, the aim is to reduce the cumulative number of victims of crime by 250,000 by 2017-18. Working initially with seven places across Scotland: – Craigmillar (Edinburgh) – Ferguslie Park (Renfrewshire) – Fraserburgh Harbour (Aberdeenshire) – Gorbals (Glasgow) – Possilpark (Glasgow) – South East Alloa (Clackmannanshire) – Polmont Young Offenders Institution.

4. Phase 1 – Reduce Crime What works to reduce crime Continued investment in early-years and parenting programmes is crucial in the promotion of self-control as well as improving life-chances more generally;early-yearsparenting A child protection system which identifies and addresses abuse and neglect as early as possible is important, given the evidence of a link between this experience and offending behaviour;child protection The school environment has an important role in ensuring a range of positive outcomes for young people;school young people The most effective strategies in encouraging positive behaviour through school-based interventions focus on developing positive healthy relationships;positive healthy relationships Effectively tackling drug and alcohol misuse is key to reducing crime. The underlying causes of substance misuse may be rooted in low self-control due to ineffective and inconsistent parenting in the early years; anddrug and alcohol misuse Strong societal attachments have been identified in the form of stable employment and good familial relationships as key factors in promoting law abidance;

5. Phase 2- Reducing Unintentional Harm Aim: Reduce the number of individuals affected by predictable and preventable unintentional physical or psychological harm.

6. Why Phase 2? Unintentional injuries accounted for approximately 1 in 8 emergency hospital admissions for children and 1 in 10 for adults in Scotland in 2012/2013. There were 53,371 emergency admissions to hospital in Scotland for unintentional injuries in 2012/13. This is a decrease of approximately 2% on the previous year. There were 1,629 deaths in Scotland in 2012 due to unintentional injury, 14 in children under the age of 15 and 1,615 in adults aged 15 years and over. There were 33,129 emergency admissions to hospital due to falls in Scotland in 2012/13. This represents 62% of the total number of emergency admissions to hospital due to unintentional injuries. Children and adults in the most deprived areas are more likely than children and adults in the least deprived areas to have an emergency admission to hospital for an unintentional injury. Source: Information Services Division (ISD)

7. Focus of the Programme Tackling risk and vulnerability – Focus on those issues which are driving wider inequality – Target the most vulnerable – Target specific ages and groups to address highest risk – Move towards prevention, instead of reaction. Being evidence based and outcomes focused – Be led by shared evidence, including evidence about what works Linking to existing activity – Build on things that work – Look at wider policy areas and joint priority areas – Feed into the wider BSC programme Supporting resilience – Help build greater community resilience (so that people take responsibility for their own safety) – Community and place are important, and should be part of prevention strategies Building a positive culture – Culture is very important – How we tackle unintentional harm is as important as what we do – It is important that people are supported to understand risk, without becoming overly risk averse.

8. Governance BSC Board Phase 2 Executive Group – Chaired by ACO Lewis Ramsay Four thematic sub groups – Intelligence and Data – Home Safety – Outdoor Safety – Road Safety Strategic Assessment

9. Partnership Working Communities – Community Empowerment – Assets based approach Co-design, co-production and co-delivery Joint resourcing Improved data and information sharing Building upon what works Support and supplement community planning Take cognisance of national drivers – health and social care integration, community empowerment, inequalities etc.