FOI 976-2023 / Oct 2023 / E-scooters
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 976-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 23rd October 2023 as follows:
1) Could you please tell me how many crimes your force recorded involving e-scooters (not e-bikes or any other form of electronic vehicle) in the following reporting periods? (NB if you do not record by quarter, please provide the total figure for each year instead).
2) Could you please tell me how many times crimes involving e-scooters were put forward by your force to the CPS for prosecution during the following reporting periods? (NB if you do not record by quarter, please provide the total figure for each year instead).
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Response: Please be advised that there is no identifier on the crime recording system in relation to crimes involving an e-scooter and, in order to be sure that all relevant information had been captured, it would be necessary to individually examine all investigations during the stated time period. However, in order to provide assistance, the business area conducted a search for all offences, recorded during the period 1st January 2019 to 30th September 2023, where the MO Description and/or Incident Summary free text fields include any of the following keywords: ‘e-scooter’, ‘e scooter’ or ‘electric scooter’. The resulting records were then manually reviewed to ensure mention relates to an electric scooter. However, it should be noted that the resulting records will include all mentions, regardless of context, and does not necessarily denote that the electric scooter is relevant to the crime (ie records could include where it is merely mentioned that the victim of a crime was riding a scooter prior to an offence taking place). It is also important to note that, in the event that there are further offences recorded which have involved an e-scooter, but where the above mentioned keywords are not present within the MO Description/Incident Summary, then these will not have been returned within the search. For this reason information retrieved by way of a keyword search cannot be assumed to be entirely accurate and should be treated with caution.
Q1 response:
|
Year |
Quarter |
Grand Total |
|||
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
||
|
2019/20 |
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
2020/21 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
8 |
32 |
|
2021/22 |
12 |
21 |
12 |
15 |
60 |
|
2022/23 |
6 |
19 |
11 |
10 |
46 |
|
2023/24 |
20 |
11 |
|
|
31 |
|
Grand Total |
42 |
56 |
42 |
35 |
175 |
Q2 response: Please note that due to low numbers in some quarters, outcomes have been provided by year so as to ensure that information relating to an individual is not disclosed, as provided in Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act. Exemption under Section 40(2) is applicable where the information requested relates to a third party or could lead to the identification of an individual which would be in breach under the Data Protection Act 2018, in particular Article 5(1) of the GDPR which states that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
Please see, set out below, the investigation outcomes in relation to the offences set out in response to Q1.
|
Outcome |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Total |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
|
Type 2 - Caution Youth |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 2A - Caution Youth - alternate offence. Offender is a juvenile and has been given a youth caution under the alternate offences rule. |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Type 7 - Cannabis/Khat Warning |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
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 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
29 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
1 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
1 |
3 |
16 |
10 |
5 |
35 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
3 |
10 |
30 |
15 |
10 |
68 |
|
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. |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Ongoing or under investigation |
|
|
|
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Grand Total |
6 |
32 |
60 |
46 |
31 |
175 |
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