davieG Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 BBC Arrests for football-related disorder in England and Wales are at a record low, the Home Office has said. Just over 3,000 people were arrested at games involving English and Welsh teams last year, a drop of 9%. The Home Office says the latest figures are a major success story with progress being made at both international and domestic levels of football. The number of people under football banning orders has also fallen, down to 3,173 from 3,248 last year. During last season, 3,089 people were arrested, a drop of 302 compared with the 2009/10 season. This is the lowest figure since records began in the 1984/5 season and equates to an average of one arrest per match. There were no arrests at 70% of games in the 2010/11 season, and only one English fan was arrested at the World Cup, after he confronted members of the England team following a match in Cape Town. The Home Office said football banning orders continued to have "a positive effect" a decade after their introduction. A spokesman said the success was also due to the "great strides" police had made in working with the football community and a change in attitude by fans themselves. Assistant Chief Constable Andy Holt Since 2000 about 92% of people whose orders have expired are assessed by police as no longer posing a risk of football disorder. Crime Prevention Minister Lord Henley said: "Football policing is a real British success story. Where hooliganism was once described as 'the English disease', we now set an example for others to follow. "But we are not complacent and we will expect to see England fans continue their good behaviour at next year's European Championships, where the eyes of the world will be on them once again." Assistant Chief Constable Andy Holt, who leads on football policing for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: "Over the past two decades the UK has made steady progress in reducing football-related violence and disorder. "The service has worked hard with football clubs and football supporters' associations to ensure that genuine fans can attend games without incident and it's reassuring that the figures reflect that a very small minority of fans have come to police notice." Chelsea fans represent 10% of all the banning orders in the Premier League with 105, compared to 101 against Manchester United fans and 98 against Newcastle United fans. In the Championship, Cardiff City fans have 143 banning orders, the most of any club in England and Wales, followed by Leeds United with 106 and West Ham with 100. League Two's Dagenham and Redbridge is the only group with no banning orders, the figures showed. The number of those attending regulated matches in England and Wales reached 37 million last year, meaning those arrested represent less than 0.01% of that season's spectators. The figures relate to the Premiership and football league in England, as well as a number of non-league competitions in England and Wales, European club matches and internationals.
jonthefox Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 This has got to be good news, however the same old suspects (chelsea, leeds and west ham) still seem to have problems.
purpleronnie Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 Amazing how football fans are still treated despite those tiny amount of arrests, we surely now have the best behaved fans in the world.
Kitchandro Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 Amazing how football fans are still treated despite those tiny amount of arrests, we surely now have the best behaved fans in the world. I know, we still have a bad reputation worldwide too.
purpleronnie Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 I know, we still have a bad reputation worldwide too. By police maybe (although they may just try and use it as an excuse to justify their actions) but not by fans.
Kitchandro Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 By police maybe (although they may just try and use it as an excuse to justify their actions) but not by fans. I know a lot of Italians and they seem to regard us as hooligans. It doesn't make any sense but quite a lot still do.
purpleronnie Posted 23 December 2011 Posted 23 December 2011 I know a lot of Italians and they seem to regard us as hooligans. It doesn't make any sense but quite a lot still do. You know them personally? Some look down on us because of what happened at hysel but most are aware of the huge transformations that have taken place over the last 20 years, infact many have taken the piss to prove a point. remember the italian fans showing an english model and ultras model in the stands? The english model showed fans sitting in silence, ultra model fans standing singing with flags etc...Same thing happened when spurs played in poland:-
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