What Manukau Wants
  

Community Outcomes

Safe Communities

Crime and fear of crime are significant areas of public concern. Manukau’s future as a great place to live, work and play, with an attractive quality of life depends on preventing crime and reducing fear of crime so that people feel safe and secure. When people feel free from danger or risks, both real and perceived, they are more likely to be involved in their communities.

Outcomes:

Outcome One - Puatake Tuatahi

People in Manukau will be free from burglary, theft, and property damage.
Ko te hunga o Manukau ka haere i runga i te pai, rangimarie me te ngakau mahaki kia kore ai e pa te mauiui ki runga kia ratau katoa.

Across the City people feel that the Police need more resources to deter and resolve burglary, theft and property damage.

Manukau people want action taken to reduce the amount of property crime. They also acknowledge that they have a key role to play through community-based measures, such as Neighbourhood Support networks.

Targets

  • Manukau’s recorded crime rates will progressively decrease per annum to be within 3% (plus or minus) of the national average in the following indicators:
    • dishonesty offences
    • property damage
    • dwelling burglary
    • vehicle crime.
  • Manukau’s resolution rates will increase per annum to be within 3% (plus or minus) of the national average in the following indicators:
    • dishonesty offences
    • property damage
    • dwelling burglary
    • vehicle crime.

Outcome Two - Puatake Tuarua

Manukau’s families and communities will be free from violent crime.
Ka noho nga whanau o Manukau i roto i te pai kia kauparea atu nga mahi nanakia, mahi taurekareka.

Manukau people talk about the threat of physical and emotional violence that can preclude them from pursuing active and fulfilled lives.

The community wants a decline in the overall amount and level of violence, in public areas as well as in family homes.

Counties-Manukau Police confirm that family violence is a significant drain on their resources and they support collaborative family violence prevention programmes.

Targets

  • Manukau’s recorded crime rates decline per annum to be within 3% (plus or minus) of the national average in the following indicators:
    • sexual offences
    • drugs/ antisocial offences
    • violent crime
  • Rates of family violence within Manukau decline per annum.
  • Comparative three-yearly surveys will show a decline in the number of violence-related stand downs in Manukau schools.
  • Rates of alcohol related crime and harm in Manukau decline per annum

Outcome Three - Puatake Tuatoru

Manukau's public spaces will be crime free.

Manukau’s people talk about the impact of anti-social behaviour on their freedom to use and enjoy public spaces.

They want to retain their right of access and suggest the use of more innovative urban design, effective policing, community patrol groups and security cameras.
Ka watea atu nga waahi mo te katoa i nga mahi weriweri a te nanakia.

Targets

  • Levels of crime committed in Manukau’s public spaces decline per annum to be within 3% (plus or minus) of the national average.
  • Manukau Beautification Trust’s annual reporting reflects a reduction in the incidence of recorded graffiti.
  • The proportion of Manukau people who feel safe in their local town centres at night increases from 39% in 2004 by 2% per annum.
  • The proportion of Manukau people who feel safe in their local own centres during the day increases from 84%.

Outcome Four - Puatake Tuawha

Manukau will have visible and effective crime prevention services.
Ka aukatia, ka kitea e te Kaunihera o Manukau i roto i enei mahi araia atu i nga mahi pohehe, mahi kikino hoki

The lack of front-line Police is a common issue raised across the City.

The public acknowledge the good work of the Police but want to see more visible crime prevention and a greater resolution of reported crime. They want the Police resourced at a level that ensures a more visible police presence and enables a “zero-tolerance” approach.

They recognise that individuals and communities also need to take a more proactive, but considered approach to reducing crime alongside the Police.

Targets

  • The ratio of sworn officers to Manukau residents matches the national average.
  • Recorded rates for all categories of crime in Manukau decline per annum to be within 3% (plus or minus) of the national average.
  • Resolution rates for all categories of recorded crime in Manukau increase per annum to be within 3% (plus or minus) of the national average.
  • The number of Memorandum of Understanding and Partnership agreements between Counties Manukau District Police, Community Patrol groups and Neighbourhood Support groups will increase.