Last week we received the latest figures indicating the success of the Splash Extra programme, those summer activity schemes providing sports and arts activities on disadvantaged estates. If the Independent is to be believed the results 'far exceeded' expectations - overall there was a 5.2 per cent fall in crime in these areas. In Avon and Somerset there was a fall of 31 per cent in street crime in Splash areas and a 51 per cent rise in parts without a scheme.
If the Department for Culture, Media and Sport can tell us that there were 2.5 million young person hours of activity funded at a cost of 2.60 per young person per hour, then I'm sure someone in government can tell us how much money was saved by the police and criminal justice system.
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