POLICE have recorded 100 assaults across Bute and Cowal in just over three months, a report has revealed.
Officers have also reported that three people have been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in the community during the same period.
Speeding and driving complaints also remain “prevalent” in the area, with 33 offences detected between July 1 and the week commencing October 9.
The details feature in a report which will go before Argyll and Bute Council’s Bute and Cowal community planning group at its meeting on Tuesday, November 4.
A police spokesperson said: “All operational officers are briefed daily prior to deployment to furnish them with the intelligence and information required to be able to identify those involved in violence and ASB (antisocial behaviour).
“It is very difficult to prevent sporadic acts of violence particularly indoors in private dwellings. We continue to engage with housing partners to identify problematic neighbour complaints to assess and target ASB which if left to fester may escalate to violence.
“We have robust policing plans in place to monitor those individuals released with specific bail conditions. The preventions team are in daily contact with the ASB and housing teams to ensure we maximise our response through a partnership approach.
“Our officers will make full use of their stop/search powers when it is justified and proportionate to do so. Between the dates reported we have charged three persons who have been found to be in possession of an offensive weapon within the community.
“We have 96 recorded minor assaults and four recorded serious assaults. We have proactively stopped 41 individuals who were found to be in possession of drugs, controlled under the misuse of drugs act and one individual was charged with being concerned in the supply of drugs.”
The report added: “Speeding and driving complaints remain prevalent within the area. We continue to support community concerns in this area through direct action, prevention and intervention work.
“Proactive speed checks have been carried out across the area and between July 1 and the week commencing October 9, we have detected 33 speeding offences across our local communities. These drivers have been issued with fines or reported to the COPFS (Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service).
“During the same period seven drivers have been charged with dangerous driving and a further 23 drivers charged with driving without due care or attention.
“We have also detected 10 drivers who were unfit to drive through drink or drugs and have been reported to the COPFS. During this period, we have received a total of 57 reports of road accidents and from that number 19 were assessed as immediate response calls.”
