When it will announce the additional targets set for the police service as notified by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice i…

Additional targets, covering serious violent crime and vehicle crime, have been arrived at following detailed consultation with the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Convenors of police authorities. These new targets are being set for the Scottish police to achieve by the year 2003-04.All of the police targets are intended to build on local plans and existing strategies and to provide a national focus for key areas. The Vehicle Crime target also encompasses the existing national target for car crime set by the UK Government in September 1998.These new targets are as follows:Serious Violent Crime A reduction in the number of recorded incidents of serious violent crime of five per cent.An increase in the detection rate of serious violent crime of 4.1 percentage points.Vehicle CrimeA reduction in the number of recorded incidents of vehicle crime of 17%.