Area Commander - Superintendent Robbie McGregor
Supt McGregor has held the position of Falkirk Area Commander since December 2007. He has previously held a wide range of roles including several within Crime Management Services. He had previously served as Detective Chief Inspector as Director of Intelligence and as Chief Inspector for Falkirk Sub-Area Command.
Superintendent Robbie McGregor says: "The performance of officers and staff within Falkirk Area Command over the 12 months between April 1 2009 and March 31 2010 has been excellent.
"Communities across the Area Command should take great reassurance from the fact that crime rates are falling and the detection rate is above 60 per cent.
"Anti-social behaviour in all its forms, drug dealing, road safety, public protection continue to be our priorities and will underpin our efforts to keep communities across Falkirk Area Command as safe as they can be.
"Vandalism continues to account for a very large proportion of all crime in this area, but we have dedicated officers looking at crimes which are committed, tracing suspects and targeting repeat offenders. These crimes might often seem to be at the lesser end of the scale, but they can cause a great deal of disruption and concern."
Chief Inspector Gordon Taylor and Gordon Dawson support Superintendent McGregor in the day to day management of policing across the area command.
Area Profile
Falkirk Area Command stretches from Blackness and Bo'ness to Banknock and Limerigg to South Alloa. The Area Command has the same boundaries as Falkirk Council. It covers approximately 112 sq miles and a population of 151,750.
Major features include the Port of Grangemouth and petrochemical complex, the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site, the Falkirk Wheel and major retail areas in Falkirk town centre.
Policing
The Area Command is split into three sub-areas - Falkirk, Grangemouth and Denny/Stenhousemuir with Chief Inspectors in charge of each, responsible for community policing teams, tackling and preventing crime and public safety in their areas.
Performance
- Crime in Falkirk Area Command fell by 13 per cent in 2009-2010.
- A total of 8,049 crimes were recorded during this period. The detection rate for 2009-2010 was nearly 61 per cent.
- Crimes of Violence (Group 1) fell by 24 per cent with 228 crimes recorded. The detection rate was 98 per cent.
- Crimes involving Indecency (Group 2) fell by almost 11 per cent with 186 recorded. The detection rate was 80 per cent.
- Crimes involving Dishonesty (Group 3) fell by eight per cent with 3,609 crimes recorded. The detection rate was 53 per cent.
- Crimes involving Malicious Mischief (Group 4) fell by 20 per cent with 2,304 recorded. The detection rate was 37 per cent.
- Other Crimes (Group 5) includes bail offences and drugs. This group also covers weapons searches and reflects proactive policing. There was a decrease of 12 per cent with 1,776 crimes recorded.
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