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Dundee is ASBO capital of Scotland

Police officers in Elders Court, Lochee, as figures revealed Dundee Sheriff Court issued more ASBOs than any other Scottish court.
Police officers in Elders Court, Lochee, as figures revealed Dundee Sheriff Court issued more ASBOs than any other Scottish court.

More than a quarter of all ASBOs issued in Scotland over the last four years came from Courier Country courts.

A freedom of information investigation revealed 309 Anti-Social Behaviour Orders have been handed out at the 10 courts in Tayside, Fife and Forth Valley since the start of 2010 more than 25% of the 1,137 delivered at the 49 courts across Scotland.

Dundee Sheriff Court saw more orders than any other court in the country and twice as many as Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The figures from the Scottish Court Service show unpredictable trends year to year.

In 2011, Dundee Sheriff Court issued a total of 24 orders, rising to 40 in 2012 and then down to 18 last year.

Dundee City Council housing convener John Alexander said the dip showed the new Community Safety Hub (CSH) was starting to take effect.

He said: “People are feeling more comfortable about reporting anti-social behaviour and our night noise and anti-social behaviour teams have been working closely with Police Scotland to make that happen.

“We are being much more proactive in terms of dealing with anti-social behaviour and it is a case of trying to nip it in the bud before it has to come to court.

“What we do is try to open up a dialogue between neighbours to get in early and start dealing with the problem.”

The data requested included statistics for full civil, interim civil and criminal ASBOs.

In Fife, a combined total of 108 orders have been made since the start of 2010, with 33 in Dunfermline, 15 in Cupar and 58 in Kirkcaldy.

Perth Sheriff Court saw just 12 and Stirling 19, while courts in Angus and the Mearns had a combined 26. Falkirk Sheriff Court issued 50 ASBOs, just one fewer than Glasgow.

With a total of 117, Dundee was responsible for more than 10% of the national haul.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “This priority has been supported by Police Scotland and Dundee City Council’s anti-social behaviour team being co-located at the Community Safety Hub at Lochee Housing Office in Dundee.

“On a daily basis they work together, along with community safety wardens, investigation officers, community safety workers and Dundee City Council’s night-time noise team to tackle reports and trends in anti-social behaviour.

“An anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) can be an effective tool to suppress anti-social behaviour and give some respite to people who are negatively affected by the behaviours involved.

“An ASBO, for example, prohibiting a person from playing excessively loud music throughout the night can be particularly effective to provide respite.”