12 000 people bother with Ipswich nightlife? must be mostly from all the small little villages…
45 serious violent offences per month might not seem like a lot but I reckon they mostly occur at weekends and work out to be a fair few. bear in mind these are the ones what the old bill find out about, I reckon there’s much more low level violence and revenge attacks..
of course the bulk of these offences are mostly alcohol related but nowadays people combine recreational drugs with binge drinking and the streets are still angrier than 10-20 years ago..
Representatives from the town, including mayor Jane Chambers, Suffolk Chief Constable Simon Ash, Ipswich Borough Council leader Liz Harsant, business leaders, and members of Barwatch, were at the University Campus Suffolk building on the Waterfront to hear what the scheme can achieve.
They were also told the frank truths about violence in the town centre during the evening with 45 offences being categorised as serious each month.
Superintendent David Skevington said that at peak times 12,000 people make their way into Ipswich to enjoy the night life.
Work is already underway to combat the tide of crime with a number of projects in place. These include a night-time economy plan, creation of a dedicated night-time police team, taxi marshalling, introduction of a violent crime car, increased police presence over the weekends, the Innkeeper IT database and the hugely successful Town Pastors.
New initiative is poised to tackle
