Activity and cost analysis provides a sound base for comparison. The key comparisons that will help local agencies and crime and disorder reduction partnerships (CDRPs) to improve their overall use of resources are a comparison of activity costs:
- between neighbourhoods within a CDRP
- between most similar family CDRPs
Two useful comparisons are:
- a comparison of the cost of activity by electoral ward population
- a comparison of the ratio of police to non-police activity
The second suggested comparison will reveal the level of reliance being placed by a CDRP on police resources. The evidence in the example profiles demonstrates that a broad range of activity undertaken by an equally broad range of local agencies comprises local achievement of community safety.
Data sources and references
The final section of the example profiles lists the source material used to develop the profile.