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CHAPTER ONE ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN GLASGOW
1.1 Tackling ASB is a high priority on the Scottish Executive's political agenda as a way of achieving more sustainable communities. The Executive's ASB Strategy - Putting our Communities First: A Strategy for tackling Anti Social Behaviour (Scottish Executive, 2003) formed the basis for national and local government inputs to the tackling of ASB. In 2005 funding was provided for the development of an ASB Taskforce for Glasgow to ensure that a problem solving approach was adopted to provide long-term sustainable solutions to recurring ASB issues.
1.2 Furthermore, the highest concentrations of multiple deprivation in Scotland can be found in Glasgow (Scottish Executive, 2005a). Over 50% of the datazones in Glasgow City were in the most deprived 15% of datazones in Scotland. Further evidence from this and the Scottish Household Survey 2005 show that Glasgow suffers from high concentrations of multiple deprivation and high incidences of ASB and low level crime.
1.3 ASB in Glasgow takes many forms, including assault, intimidation, harassment, vandalism, gangs, drugs and alcohol misuse. Table 1.1 compares the percentages of Scottish Household Survey ( SHS) respondents in Glasgow, in Scotland, and in Scotland's most deprived areas who feel aspects of antisocial behaviour are 'very' or 'fairly' common in their area. Glasgow respondents were more likely to report such issues as common compared with respondents in Scotland as a whole.
Table 1.1: Glasgow ASB compared with lowest quintile of SIMD and Scotland
(% saying issues are very or fairly common)
| Built environment | Public space | Individuals and households |
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Vandalism/ graffiti/ damage to property | Rubbish or litter lying around | Rowdy behaviour | Drug misuse or dealing | Groups or individuals harassing others | Noisy neighbours /loud parties | Neighbour disputes |
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Glasgow | 28 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
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Scotland | 16 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
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Scotland - Lowest SIMD quintile | 34 | 43 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 11 |
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Notes to table
Source: Scotland's People: results of the 2005 Scottish Household Survey
1.4 In 2005, within such a challenging context, Glasgow City Council ( GCC) set up the ASB Taskforce to tackle these high levels of ASB and as part of its broader ASB Strategy. The Taskforce constituted a multi-agency, strategic approach to tackling ASB in the 10 areas in which it worked.
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