Assaults on an Emergency Worker
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/23/5744
Version Date: 13/12/2023
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Source
Crimes recorded on crime information system - UNIFI and NICHE
Data Processing: UNIFI
Qlikview Crime Lists Report
Filtered on entered date: 01/01/2019 - 14/11/2022
Filtered on offences under Assault on an Emergency Worker in 2018
- Common assault of an emergency worker
- Assault by beating of an emergency worker
Data Processing: NICHE
Qliksense crimes and Outcomes Report
Filtered on Crimed Date: 15/11/2022 - 26/11/2023
Filtered on offences
- GBH/Wounding on an Emergency worker (recordable)
- Common assault of an emergency worker (recordable)
- Assault by beating of an emergency worker (recordable)
- Assault / Assault by Beating, an emergency worker (except a constable)
- ABH on an Emergency worker (recordable)
Data Caveats/Limitations:
No crimes/Cancelled Crimes excluded
Devon and Cornwall Police are transitioning to a new record management system (Niche), which will provide enhanced functionality and analytical capability. The change will deliver a significant uplift in our ability to record and report crime and incident data. However, during the transition period, the information that we can provide will be limited as reliable quantifiable data is not available.
Officers can view crime and intelligence records; however, a range of process and data issues means that providing strategic information is not possible at this time. The issue is not that we can’t extract data, the issue is that the data on the system is not reliable.
We are working at pace to identify the issues, but they are wide and varied and, in many cases, require changes to working practices to ensure data quality improves. We are unable to provide a timeline for resolution at this point.
Please can you provide me with the following information relating chiefly to the offence type of Assault on an Emergency Worker for each of the last 5 calendar years (beginning with 2019 and also including 2023, up until the date this request is answered). There are two supplementary questions which relate to a different offence type, Assaulting a Police Constable. Please provide figures for the same period.
1/ The annual number of recorded offences of Assault on an Emergency Worker?
2/ / The annual number of charges recorded for the offence of Assault on an Emergency Worker?
|
Year |
Offences (All) |
Offences resulting in Charge or Postal Requisition |
|
2019 |
834 |
472 |
|
2020 |
1088 |
635 |
|
2021 |
1108 |
578 |
|
2022 |
988 |
356 |
|
2023* |
211 |
6 |
*To 26th November – Please see Data Limitations
3/ The annual number of recorded offences of Assault on an Emergency Worker where that worker was a police officer?
4/ The annual number of charges recorded for the offence of Assault on an Emergency Worker where that worker was a police officer?
|
Year |
Offences (Where victim is a Police Officer) |
Offences resulting in Charge or Postal Requistion |
|
2019 |
643 |
393 |
|
2020 |
797 |
518 |
|
2021 |
798 |
469 |
|
2022 |
742 |
306 |
|
2023* |
49 |
1 |
*To 26th November – Please see Data Limitations
5/ The annual number of recorded offences of Assaulting a Police Constable in the execution of their duty (often known as Assault PC)?
6/ The annual number of charges recorded for the offence of Assaulting a Police Constable in the execution of their duty?
|
Year |
Offences (Where victim is a Police Officer) |
Offences resulting in Charge or Postal Requistion |
|
2019 |
18 |
14 |
|
2020 |
16 |
12 |
|
2021 |
16 |
9 |
|
2022 |
129 |
20 |
|
2023* |
835 |
57 |
*To 26th November – Please see Data Limitations