The new Serious Violence duty requires the council as part of the West Yorkshire partnership to undertake consultation to understand the community’s perception of the causes of violence and the effect it has in the Leeds area, and what residents feel should be done locally to prevent and tackle violence. These insights will help ensure that the needs and voices of the community are able to inform and shape future delivery and strategy.

Definition of Violence
“Violence and serious violence includes specific crime types where there is the use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community”.

Please help by completing the survey found by following this link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/8E3R1D/

If you are unable to complete the survey online, please answer the questions below and send back to EqualityTeam@leeds.gov.uk

Questions:

Awareness and concerns about serious violence:

1. Do you have any concerns about violence in your local area? Yes/No. If yes, what are you concerned about?
2. What do you think are the causes of violence in your local area?
3. Do you think violence has an effect on your local area? Yes/No. If yes, what?
4. Do you feel safe in your local area? Yes/No
5. What is that makes you feel safe / unsafe?
6. Do your feelings of safety differ between daytime and night time? Yes/No. If yes, why?

What should be done:

1. What do you think might help to prevent violence in your local area?
2. What do you think would make preventing and tackling violence difficult in your local area?

Services to respond to serious violence:

1. Are there any services or initiatives missing from your local area that think would help prevent violence

 

To receive the questions in alternate formats please ring 0113 378 9034.

Leeds City Council