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LS11: 'Move along now' order sees burglary fall by 50pc
Crime has plummeted in LS11 since police deployed a new weapon to clear yobs and gangs from the streets.
A dispersal order launched last December in Far Beeston has seen house burglary fall by almost 50 per cent.
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The order gives police power to order under 16s or gangs of any age out of the majority of the LS11 area for up to 24 hours.
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They could be jailed for up to three months and be fined 5,000 if they refuse, or return.
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Holbeck neighbourhood policing team (NPT) chiefs say in the five months before the order was introduced there were 67 burglaries, but just 36 in the last five months.
There have also been 12 fewer reported assaults and 16 fewer incidents of criminal damage.
Antisocial behaviour was down in the same period – 64 incidents a month compared to 75 – and the overall number of monthly reported crimes fell from 76 to 89.
The dispersal order – the largest of its kind in south Leeds – still has a week to run but could be extended.
Insp Damien Miller, of Holbeck NPT, said: "Local residents asked us to tackle antisocial behaviour as a priority and by introducing the dispersal order and carrying out regular high-visibility patrols already the number of reported incidents has dropped.
"We've also reduced crime, particularly house burglaries, at a time of year when the number of offences traditionally tends to rise so the dispersal order and our patrols have had an even greater impact.
"By extending the order for a few more months we can reduce antisocial behaviour even further."
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