Defining environmental crime and anti-social behaviour
Defining Environmental Crime:
We are committed to promoting a clean, green and safe environment so that all residents can live peacefully in the community.
The following are examples of environmental crimes (list is not exhaustive);
- Dog Fouling
- Litter
- Fly Tipping
- Damaging Trees
- Abandoning Cars
- Graffiti
Defining Anti-Social Behaviour:
The Authority has adopted the Home Office definition of ASB which is also widely used by Community Safety Partnerships.
It defines ASB as follows:
‘Behaviour by a person which causes, or likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as the person’
The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (‘the 2014 Act’) ensures there is a greater focus on the impact of ASB on victims and on their needs.