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Information about reporting and tackling anti-social behaviour.
Anti-social behaviour is a broad term used to describe the day-to-day incidents of crime, nuisance or disorder that can make a person’s life a misery – from litter and vandalism, to public drunkenness or aggressive dogs, to noisy or abusive neighbours.
The Safer Communities hubs co-ordinates and facilitates a multi-agency problem solving approach to tackle these issues as such a wide range of behaviours means that responsibility is shared between a number of organisations for example the police, council and social landlords.
Dealing with anti-social behaviour can often be as complex as the behaviour is itself; and there may be different approaches (both informally and formally) taken to resolve the problem.
Anti-social behaviour can be considered to be of a low level and better dealt with through an informal resolution.
Some of the more informal sanctions can be:
When informal sanctions have not stopped the anti-social behaviour from occurring, the police and council are able to look at more substantial and formal powers – often through the courts. The offenders will have to abide by these sanctions or face more serious punishment such as a prison sentence.
New powers were introduced in late 2014 and early 2015 and include:
You can see a list of active and expired Public Spaces Protection Order in North Yorkshire here.
If you wish to report anti-social behaviour in your area please visit our reporting anti-social behaviour page.