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Community safety for minority ethnic groups in Aberdeenshire

Summary

The aims of this research were to explore community safety issues affecting minority ethnic groups in Aberdeenshire. The secondary aims were to review responses, mechanisms and service issues affecting minority groups. We were also concerned to enable people in minority ethnic groups to have a voice, and so to foster the empowerment of disadvantaged groups.

Minority ethnic groups in Aberdeenshire

The meaning of ethnic minority here leans on the definition used by the 2001 Census of Population and in government statistics. According to the Census, there were 1165 people in Aberdeenshire in the minority groups specified in the Census returns, including:

  • 166 Indians
  • 69 Pakistanis
  • 29 Bangladeshis
  • 104 other "South Asians"
  • 277 Chinese
  • 2 Caribbean
  • 85 African
  • 14 "Black Scottish"
  • 339 from "other ethnic groups"

Community Safety

Community safety is a wide-ranging theme, interpreted differently in different community plans. The topic brings together some of the concerns of the local authority, the NHS and police and other partners - in Aberdeenshire, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and Grampian Racial Equality Council. In the Aberdeenshire community plan, community safety is set in the context of community well being generally, including health improvement and housing. The Community Safety Strategy for Aberdeenshire identifies a wide range of issues, including:

  • Personal safety
  • Safety of property
  • Safety in the neighbourhood and environment
  • Safety while travelling

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