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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: FOI-1055-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 17th November 2023 as follows:
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below. When reviewing the information please note that, due to changes in systems, it is not possible to retrieve information for full financial years prior to 2018/19; therefore, information has been provided based on the date range 1st April 2018 to the date of your request.
For the remaining period, I can advise that recorded crime and outcomes, by force, are available in the public domain at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables
Q1 response:
Total number of crimes recorded (by Financial Year) |
||||||
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24* |
Grand Total |
42168 |
42250 |
36705 |
40121 |
41866 |
25787 |
228897 |
*as at 17th November 2023
Q2 response: A breakdown of all outcomes has been provided below.
Outcome Type |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Grand Total |
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
2569 |
2475 |
2560 |
2071 |
1938 |
1001 |
12614 |
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule. |
669 |
667 |
755 |
589 |
492 |
200 |
3372 |
Type 2 - Caution Youth |
69 |
81 |
86 |
63 |
36 |
14 |
349 |
Type 2A - Caution Youth - alternate offence. Offender is a juvenile and has been given a youth caution under the alternate offences rule. |
14 |
10 |
13 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
55 |
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
537 |
534 |
540 |
403 |
298 |
154 |
2466 |
Type 3A - Caution Adult - alternate offence. Offender has been given a simple caution under the alternate offences rule. |
116 |
118 |
143 |
84 |
88 |
27 |
576 |
Type 4 - TIC - Taken into Consideration |
145 |
136 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
|
315 |
Type 5 - Offender has died |
8 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
|
29 |
Type 6 - Penalty notice for disorder |
64 |
60 |
85 |
48 |
33 |
4 |
294 |
Type 7 - Cannabis/Khat Warning |
146 |
108 |
248 |
115 |
86 |
19 |
722 |
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime) |
428 |
455 |
466 |
285 |
177 |
125 |
1936 |
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS) |
16 |
4 |
14 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
48 |
Type 10 - Formal Action Against Offender is not in the Public Interest (Police) |
61 |
25 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
99 |
Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility |
79 |
114 |
98 |
101 |
101 |
95 |
588 |
Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute, or confirmed died either before crime reported or before enough evidence to charge |
151 |
241 |
328 |
249 |
188 |
129 |
1286 |
Type 13 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Victim Or Key Witness Is Dead Or Too Ill To Give Evidence |
19 |
15 |
12 |
24 |
11 |
19 |
100 |
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
2942 |
3109 |
2978 |
4132 |
4722 |
2482 |
20365 |
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
4416 |
5364 |
5487 |
5449 |
5171 |
2402 |
28289 |
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
9691 |
9716 |
9557 |
12055 |
12347 |
5973 |
59339 |
Type 17 - Prosecution Time Limit Expired: Suspect Identified But Prosecution Time Limit Has Expired |
188 |
216 |
226 |
393 |
214 |
60 |
1297 |
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
18343 |
17114 |
11856 |
12841 |
14523 |
8263 |
82940 |
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
1159 |
1277 |
799 |
669 |
581 |
328 |
4813 |
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
270 |
166 |
184 |
125 |
167 |
80 |
992 |
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
41 |
202 |
180 |
217 |
73 |
29 |
742 |
Type AF – Action Fraud record filed temporarily awaiting result from master AF investigation |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Filed or Under Investigation |
25 |
33 |
55 |
183 |
587 |
4379 |
5262 |
Grand Total |
42168 |
42250 |
36705 |
40121 |
41866 |
25787 |
228897 |
*as at 17th November 2023
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