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Alexia Farmer
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1 Freedom of Information Request Reference No: I note you seek access to the following information: i am a Middlesex University student currently studying an MA in Youth Justice, Community Safety and Applied Criminology. I am in the process of completing my dissertation on the effects of betting shops. A Crime Flutter: Do betting Shops generate crime? I want to focus on the Boroughs of Haringey and Hackney as a case study. I would like to request information that would assist me with my chosen subject, this includes: 1. The number of betting shops located in the borough of Haringey and Hackney 2. The number of crime being reported in betting shops 3. The number of incidents which have been reported of underage gambling 4. The strategy plan to prevent crime being committed in betting shops However recent data between 2010 to 2013 would be much obliged. DECISION I have today decided to disclose records relating to Questions 2 & 3 in full, which are attached. Question 1 The MPS do not hold this information as betting shops are licensed by the local council. Question 4 Local councils have their own officers in place who are basically crime prevention experts. They have their own methods of designing out crime and major issues in a venue and are dealt with, where applicable, under the Licensing Act Local policing teams are responsible for dealing with low level crime such as thefts and will liaise with the venues to help them lower crime within the venue.

I want to focus on the Boroughs of Haringey and Hackney as a case study. I would like to request information that would assist me with my chosen subject, this includes: 1.

2 There is no specific strategy plan to prevent crime in betting shops held by the MPS Licensing units. Advice and Assistance Under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act we are required to provide you with advice and assistance. I would like to suggest that you contact Hackney Council & Haringey Council who may be able to answer Questions 1 and 4. Contact information for both of these Councils is listed below: Hackney Council Licensing & Trading Standards 1 Hillman Street London E8 1DY. Tel: E Mail: licensing@hackney.gov.uk Harringey Council The Licensing Team Regulatory Services Place & Sustainability Units Lee Valley Technopark Ashley Road Tottenham London N17 9LN Tel: E Mail: licensing@harringey.gov.uk Hackney Borough Command

I would like to suggest that you contact Hackney Council & Haringey Council who may be able to answer Questions 1 and 4.

3 A Count of Total Notifiable Offences in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey where there features on the CRIS record either the Location code of JF - Betting Shop or JE - Licensed Club Between the 1st January 2010 and 31st August 2013 Protective Marking Suitable for Publication Scheme Ad-Hoc Reference Number FOIA/MOPC Ref Number Summary Creating Branch / Directorate Date Created Review Date Not Protectively Marked Yes A Count of Total Notifiable Offences in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey where there features on the CRIS record either the Location code of JF - Betting Shop or JE - Licensed Club DoI Reporting Services 05/09/ /04/2016 This report uses LIVE DATA extracted from: CRIS MIS Date Live data was extracted: 5th September 2013 The data in this report reflects live data which may be subject to small changes over time Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

Date Not Protectively Marked Yes 44465 A Count of Total Notifiable Offences in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey where there features on the CRIS record either the Location code of JF -

4 Notes Live data was extracted on the 5th September The data set was limited to Total Notifiable Offences where the Owning Borough was either Hackney or Haringey only. The data set was further limited to only those Total Notifiable Offences where the CRIS record has listed either one of the following location codes; JE - Licensed Club JF - Betting Shop Also requested were the number of offences of either 106/11 - Allowing a betting transaction with a young person or 106/65 - Holder of license or manager allowing person under 18 to take part in gaming. There were No offences recorded for either Borough in the required time period. Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

requested were the number of offences of either 106/11 - Allowing a betting transaction with a young person or 106/65 - Holder of license or manager allowing person under 18 to take part in gaming.

5 A Count of Total Notifiable Offences in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey where there features on the CRIS record either the Location code of JF - Betting Shop or JE - Licensed Club Between the 1st January 2010 and 31st August 2013 Borough Classification Major Classification Minor Hackney Violence Against the Person Wounding / GBH Assault with Injury Common Assault Offensive Weapon Harassment Other Violence Violence Against the Person Total Sexual Offences Rape Other Sexual Sexual Offences Total Robbery Personal Property Business Property Robbery Total Burglary Burglary in Other Buildings Burglary Total Theft and Handling Theft From M/V Theft From Shops Theft/Taking of Pedal Cycles Other Theft Handling Stolen Goods Theft Person Theft and Handling Total Fraud or Forgery Counted per Victim Other Fraud & Forgery Fraud or Forgery Total Criminal Damage Criminal Damage To a Dwelling Criminal Damage To Other Bldg Criminal Damage To M/V Other Criminal Damage Arson Criminal Damage Total Drugs Drug Trafficking Possession Of Drugs Drugs Total Other Notifiable Offences Other Notifiable Other Notifiable Offences Total Hackney Total Haringey Violence Against the Person Wounding / GBH Assault with Injury Common Assault Offensive Weapon Harassment Other Violence Violence Against the Person Total Sexual Offences Rape Other Sexual Sexual Offences Total Robbery Personal Property Business Property Robbery Total Burglary Burglary in Other Buildings Burglary Total Theft and Handling Theft/Taking of M/V Theft From M/V Theft From Shops Theft/Taking of Pedal Cycles Other Theft Handling Stolen Goods Theft Person Theft and Handling Total Fraud or Forgery Counted per Victim Other Fraud & Forgery Fraud or Forgery Total Criminal Damage Criminal Damage To a Dwelling Criminal Damage To Other Bldg Other Criminal Damage Criminal Damage Total Drugs Drug Trafficking Possession Of Drugs Drugs Total Other Notifiable Offences Other Notifiable Other Notifiable Offences Total Haringey Total Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

63 53 18 Common Assault 33 28 26 9 Offensive Weapon 0 0 1 0 Harassment 16 19 16 11 Other Violence 2 1 1 1 Violence Against the Person Total 90 128 109 58 Sexual Offences Rape 0 2 0 0 Other Sexual 2 4

Crime Location Crime Type Month Year Betting Shop Criminal Damage April 2010 Betting Shop Theft April 2010 Betting Shop Assault April 2010

Crime Location Crime Type Month Year Betting Shop Theft April 2010 Betting Shop Assault April 2010 Betting Shop Theft April 2010 Betting Shop Theft April 2010 Betting Shop Assault April 2010 Betting Shop