Community safety strategic priorities

Community Safety Glasgow (CSG) is a charity organisation with two members, Glasgow City Council and The Scottish Police Authority. CSG works in partnership with a broad range of other agencies and services including all organisations within Glasgow City Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, as well as a wide range of third sector organisations across the City.

CSG operates with four strategic priorities with the aim of creating a 'safer, cleaner better Glasgow':

Priority 1 - Improving community safety  

 achieved through activities, such as:

• examining public space CCTV recordings and disseminating to Police Scotland
• community safety patrols and incident logging
• responding to security incidents

Priority 2 - Reducing environmental incivility

achieved through activities, such as:

• managing the Clean Glasgow campaign
• recruitment of 'neighbourhood improvement' volunteers to clean up neighbourhoods
• removing grafitti
• issuing penalties for littering and dog fouling

Priority 3 - Reducing offending and antisocial behaviour

achieved through activities, such as:

• handling antisocial behaviour and mediation enquiries
• responding to noise calls and visiting premises
• receiving and managing social work community payback referrals
• supporting persistent offenders through Choice Works programme

Priority 4 - Supporting victims of gender-based violence

achieved through activities, such as:

• supporting victims of domestic abuse
• providing harm reduction interventions for women involved in prostitution
• supporting victims of traficking for commercial sexual exploitation