FOI 569-2024 / June 2024 / Domestic abuse

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: FOI-569-2024

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 17^th June 2024, and clarification received on 19^th June 2024, as follows:

 

1. In the 2023 calendar year how many cases of domestic violence did you investigate where the victim was an adult (aged 18 or above) and the alleged attacker was a juvenile (aged 17 or below)? Please provide an age breakdown of these juveniles who were investigated and a breakdown by gender.

 

2. How many juveniles were (i) cautioned and (ii) charged with domestic abuse in the last calendar year 2023? Please provide a table showing the numbers charged for each type of specific offence.

 

On 18^th June we requested the following clarification from you:

 

Please note that there is no specific offence of 'domestic abuse/domestic violence'.  Where domestic abuse is believed to be a factor in any crime, an included classification of 'domestic abuse investigation' is added.

 

Therefore, for Q1, please clarify that you are requesting the number of crimes recorded in 2023 which have an included classification of 'domestic abuse investigation' and where the victim is aged 18 or above and the suspect is aged 17 or below? With a further breakdown by age and gender of the suspects.

 

Then for Q2, the number of those crime investigations which resulted in a caution and the number which resulted in a charge, broken down by crime?

 

On 19^th June 2024 you provided the following:

 

Yes, for Q1 could you use those crimes recorded in which there has been a classification of “domestic abuse investigation”, and yes for Q2 of breakdown of those crimes that were charged and cautioned.

 

Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below. 

 

When reviewing the information please note that it was obtained by searching for all offences, recorded in 2023, with an Included Classification ‘Domestic Abuse Investigation’, with a suspect role attached and where the individual was aged 17 or below at the time of the offence.

 

The resulting records were then filtered to determine those offences with victims aged 18 or older.

 

Q1 response:

 

Crimes with an Included Classification of 'Domestic Abuse Investigation' where the Suspect is aged 17 or under and the Victim is aged 18 or older
Year	Total
2023	215
Grand Total	215

 

Suspect Age	Total
11 or under	3
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	112
17	83
Grand Total	218

 

Suspect Gender	Total
Male	125
Female	93
Grand Total	218

 

Q2 response:

 

Crimes with an Included Classification of 'Domestic Abuse Investigation' where the Suspect is aged 17 or under and the Victim is aged 18 or older which resulted in an outcome of Charge or Caution
Outcome and Offence	Total
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition	2
AGGRAVATED VEHICLE TAKING	1
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY	1
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule.	2
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY	2
Grand Total	4*

 

*Please note that there are no outcomes of caution; however, it should also be noted that not all offences will have yet received an outcome.

 

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

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