AQW 50455/11-16


Mr Alex Easton
Democratic Unionist Party
North Down


Tabled Date: 05/11/2015
Answered On Date: 17/11/2015
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development how many cases of anti-social behaviour have been recorded by the Housing Executive due to (i) damage caused to property; or (ii) problem tenants in the last three years.


Answer:
The Housing Executive has advised that in relation to (i) the number of anti-social behaviour cases recorded for damage to property were as follows:-
2013/1460
2014/1595
2015/16 to date59
The Housing Executive has further advised that the information in relation to (ii) is not available in the format requested because they record 22 categories to determine different types of anti-social behaviour and the table below outlines the cases recorded across Northern Ireland since 2013.
Anti-Social Behaviour Category
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16 to date
Ageism
0
0
0
Alcohol
18
23
21
Boundary Dispute
22
13
15
Criminal Behaviour
40
47
29
Damage to Property
60
95
59
Disability Discrimination
0
1
0
Domestic Violence
3
7
2
Drugs
23
13
16
Gardens
206
178
174
Harassment
181
174
153
Homophobic Abuse
1
1
0
Intimidation
16
12
14
Multiple
568
493
300
Noise
1,124
1,101
626
Nuisance from Business use
3
6
7
Nuisance from Vehicles
54
46
35
Nuisance in a public space
111
150
119
Pets and animals
405
403
263
Racial Abuse
9
12
5
Rubbish Dumping
205
168
114
Sectarian Abuse
4
4
2
Verbal Abuse
109
105
0
Unallocated
0
0
88
Total
3,162
3,052
2,042
The Information provided in this response is governed by the Principles and Protocols of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. This is enforced by UK Statistics Authority.