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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 212-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 23rd February 2023 as follows:
Could you please supply me with the following information concerning disability hate crime, as outlined below.
1: How many disability hate crimes have been recorded by your police force in 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
2: Regarding the yearly totals mentioned in question one, what was the total number of cases in which the victim was:
Under 16
16-17
18-25
26-40
41-60
Over 60
3: How many of the recorded incidents of disability hate crimes in the yearly totals mentioned in question one concerned acts of violence against a person?
4: How many of the recorded incidents of disability hate crimes in the yearly totals mentioned in question one took place online?
5: If recorded, please state the total number of disability hate crime cases carried out in/around school property (please include all educational establishments from early years to FE colleges).
6: Please state the total number of disability hate crime cases carried out in/around university property.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in providing the response to your request and for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
When reviewing the information, please note the following:
Q1 response:
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Grand Total |
81 |
55 |
85 |
153 |
165 |
539 |
Q2 response:
Age Range |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Total |
Under 16 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
25 |
37 |
89 |
16-17 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
18-25 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
36 |
25 |
106 |
26-40 |
15 |
14 |
28 |
41 |
43 |
141 |
41-60 |
29 |
17 |
30 |
39 |
48 |
163 |
Over 60 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
12 |
39 |
Total |
84 |
59 |
85 |
157 |
168 |
553 |
Please note that there are 539 crimes across the period which relate to 553 victims as some crimes have more than one victim listed.
Q3 response:
Offence Category |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Grand Total |
Violence Against the Person |
42 |
20 |
43 |
79 |
85 |
269 |
Q4 response:
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Grand Total |
0 |
2 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
68 |
Q5 response:
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Grand Total |
2 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
22 |
Q6 response: Nil
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.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB