From September antisocial behaviour and respect indicators will be tied in with local area agreements, which determine local authority funding.
Some authorities have already introduced ASBO targets, but this marks a move towards targets imposed by central government.
Baroness Scotland, the Home Office minister for criminal justice, said: "Antisocial behaviour orders can't be looked at in a simplistic way. Yes, we will have targets, but there will also be targets in terms of acceptable behaviour contracts. Many authorities are using acceptable behaviour contracts as a precursor to an ASBO."
Chris Stanley, head of youth policy at crime-reduction charity Nacro, said: "Some areas are issuing lots of ASBOs, and some areas are issuing hardly any. We are in favour of evening it out, but I would rather see a meeting in the middle. If proper guidance was being followed then many ASBOs would not be made."
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