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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs: West Mercia Police 11449 and Warwickshire Police 11450
I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 18th March 2019. Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:
1. The number of suspects released under police investigation for: all crimes; violent offences; sexual offences; rape; murder; manslaughter; a domestic abuse crime (any offence with a DV tag).
2. The number of suspects in each category above that went on to be arrested for a further offence.
3. The nature of those further suspected offences (including whether it was a violent offence, sexual offence; rape; murder; manslaughter; or a domestic abuse crime).
REPLY:
West Mercia Police 11449
The number of suspects released under police investigation for all crimes since 3 April 2017 is 9997.
Of the figure above, the number of suspects released under police investigation where the custody record has a domestic abuse marker is 1248.
The number of suspects who have been released under police investigation on 2 or more custody records is 1168.
Of the figure above, the number of suspects who have been released under police investigation on 2 or more custody records with a domestic abuse marker is 60.
The offences on our computer system are not recorded by the groups specified in the request so these figures have not been provided.
Warwickshire Police 11450
The number of suspects released under police investigation for all crimes since 3 April 2017 is 4078.
Of the figure above, the number of suspects released under police investigation where the custody record has a domestic abuse marker is 475.
The number of suspects who have been released under police investigation on 2 or more custody records is 415.
Of the above figure, the number of suspects who have been released under police investigation on 2 or more custody records with a domestic abuse marker is 19.
The offences on our computer systems are not recorded by the groups specified in the request so these figures have not been provided.