'We’ve got price increases, protests, people striking and we’ll probably bear the brunt of that.'
Demand for police help on weekends in Leeds has reached record levels, a senior officer has suggested.
Serious youth violence and hate crime have risen sharply, a council meeting on Wednesday was told, while officers are also busy tackling engine-revving motorbike riders who are causing misery in communities.Figures for anti-social behaviour across the region have fallen, but this has been attributed to a change in the way types of crime are reported.
“We’ll probably have a busy summer. We’ve got price increases, protests, people striking and we’ll probably bear the brunt of that.The meeting was told that 3,500 calls were made to the city’s police about anti-social behaviour on motorbikes last year, while more than 600 motorbikes were stolen in east Leeds alone.
Inspector Hall said: “It’s one of the council’s biggest issues as well, because someone driving a motorbike around on an estate really does affect community confidence.“We won’t be giving them back. I’d be very disappointed if we ever did give a bike back beacuse the majority of them are either stolen or used in an anti-social way.
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