Question reference: S5W-30095
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Ash Denham on 2 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many neighbourhood watch schemes have been in operation in each year since 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes before 2012. In 2012, there were approximately 1,500 Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in Scotland and the most recent figures to June 2020 show that there are now 1,863 Schemes registered.
Since March this year, 42 new Watches have been registered. Additionally, there has been an increase in the number of people signing up to receive free ALERTS, both as individuals and as points of contacts for organisations, with total current figures at 25,730 individual registrations.