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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 1
Monday, January 21, 2008
HEADED ITEM NO. 6
HEADED ITEM: H. Department
Report on Quarterly Statistics for Anti-Social Behaviour
REPLY:
Anti Social Behaviour Statistics for period: 01/10/2007 to 31/12/2007
Current Working Files: 424 (58% of county total 729)
% Incidents that resulted in Enforcement Action – 13%
Investigative Actions per Incident – 2.75
Total Number of Clinics held 2007: 160
Weekly Anti-Social Clinics at following locations:
Mary Mercer Centre, Jobstown – Every Thursday 11.00am – 12.00pm
Glenshane/Rossfield - Every Friday 11am - 12 noon
Killinarden Community Centre – Every Friday 11am - 12 noon
Fettercairn Community Centre – Every Wednesday 10.45am -11.45am
| Total 2006 | 1st Qtr 2007 | 2nd Qtr 2007 | 3rd Qtr 2007 | 4th Qtr 2007 | Total 2007 | |
| Actions | ||||||
| Housecall | 945 | 247 | 206 | 185 | 78 | 716 |
| House Inspections | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Formal Office Interviews | 438 | 132 | 106 | 78 | 54 | 370 |
| Phone interviews complainant/tenant | 456 | 164 | 131 | 99 | 49 | 443 |
| Referred to HWO | 61 | 37 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 86 |
| Referred to EHO | 22 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Referred to Family Support | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Referred to Mediation | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Garda Consultation | 216 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 95 |
| Other SDCC section consulted | 213 | 71 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 167 |
| Health Services Consultation | 39 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 41 |
| Case Conference - Multi Agency | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Case Conference – Internal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Verbal Warning given | 18 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 35 |
| Warning Letter issued | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Abandonment Notice Served | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pre-emptive Surrender | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Notice to Quit Served | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Demand for Possession Served | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| House Surrendered | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Sitexed House | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Eviction of Illegal Occupier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Actions | 2504 | 744 | 619 | 468 | 239 | 2070 |
| Incidents | ||||||
| Priority 1 | ||||||
| Drugs Activity | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| Criminal Activity | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Joyriding | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Violence/intimidation/ harassment | 111 | 26 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 103 |
| Priority 2 | ||||||
| Squatters/illegal occupiers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Vandalism | 40 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 30 |
| Physical condition of property | 94 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 |
| Racism | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacant House | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Neighbour Dispute | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Priority 3 | ||||||
| Noise/disturbance | 92 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 61 |
| Pets/animal nuisance | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Children Nuisance | 87 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 76 |
| Selling Alcohol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Incidents | 568 | 115 | 107 | 82 | 83 | 387 |
| Total Complaints | 699 | 175 | 155 | 154 | 88 | 572 |