FOI 743 / Sept 21 / Ring Doorbell Crimes
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 743-2021
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 3rd September 2021, and clarification received on 14th September 2021, as follows:
How many Ring Doorbell or other doorbell cameras crime cases have been reported in the past 5 years in your area?
Can this information be broken down by year and nature of the crime?
Could it be possible to also see the number (or %) of the above cases that were solved?
Clarification:
To clarify, it's ‘Ring’ doorbells actually involved in a crime - such as theft of the item, or for example ring doorbells or other doorbells were used to access information about when residents are not home. (ie. hacked).
Response:
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Nature of Crime by Year |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Grand Total |
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Assault with injury |
1 |
1 |
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Attempted Burglary - Residential |
1 |
1 |
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Burglary - Residential |
1 |
1 |
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Controlling or Coercive Behaviour |
1 |
1 |
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Criminal Damage To A Dwelling |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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Other Theft |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 crime from 2020 resulted in a charge.
Please note that this data has been retrieved using the MO key word searches ‘ring doorbell’ and ‘doorbell camera’ so anything outside of this would not have been identified.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
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Yours sincerely
Freedom Of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB