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| Humberside and Northamptonshire are among the worst performing police forces in England and Wales, according to latest official Home Office figures. | Humberside and Northamptonshire are among the worst performing police forces in England and Wales, according to latest official Home Office figures. |
| Humberside was also one of the worst last year but had improved since. | Humberside was also one of the worst last year but had improved since. |
| The best performing forces included Staffordshire and Northumbria, while the Metropolitan Police improved. | The best performing forces included Staffordshire and Northumbria, while the Metropolitan Police improved. |
| All 43 police forces were assessed in seven categories including reducing crime, investigating crime, promoting safety and providing help. | All 43 police forces were assessed in seven categories including reducing crime, investigating crime, promoting safety and providing help. |
| READ THE REPORT Police performance assessments 2005/06 [1.1MB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here | READ THE REPORT Police performance assessments 2005/06 [1.1MB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here |
| The other categories were citizen focus, which included community confidence in the police, resource use and local policing. | The other categories were citizen focus, which included community confidence in the police, resource use and local policing. |
| They were rated either excellent, good, fair or poor. | They were rated either excellent, good, fair or poor. |
| But the Home Office resisted publishing a league table. In the past it has said it would be only "unhelpful and inaccurate". | But the Home Office resisted publishing a league table. In the past it has said it would be only "unhelpful and inaccurate". |
| BEST AND WORST WORST: Humberside, Northants, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Cleveland, WarwickshireBEST: Staffordshire, Northumbria, City of London, Dorset, Dyfed-Powys, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, North Wales, Surrey, West Yorkshire | |
| This was the first full year new targets to improve resources spent on frontline policing had been in place, and this change was reflected in the "providing assistance" category. | |
| The report showed only a "slight improvement" of less than 1% in this area, compared with the previous 12 months. | |
| It said: "While the results show a slight improvement, from 62.3% in 2004/05 to 63.2% in 2005/06, this is equivalent to an additional 1,186 full-time officers carrying out front line duties." |