Call outs to GP surgeries
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/5595
Version Date: 07/11/2023
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
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Time Frame for data: |
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01/01/19 - 30/09/23 |
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Data Source: |
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Crime data from UNIFI and Niche. Incident data from STORM |
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Data Processing: |
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QlikView Incident Report filtered on: |
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Incident created date 01/01/22 - 30/09/23 |
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Mental Health Tag/Closing Category : No |
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Response : all except non attendance |
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LocType : HEALTHCARE |
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Data extracted to excel and incident addresses filtered on for relevance. |
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Data Limitations: |
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Venue data for offences from 14/11/22 is currently unavailable due to the migration to a new records management system. As a result of this migration (and other unforeseen factors) we are unable to provide crime data for this request at the moment. We are unable to provide a resolution at this point. |
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We are unable to ascertain which section of the mental health act has been used in incident, as such, any incidents with a mental health closing category or flag have not been counted in the data. |
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Data is reliant upon accurate recording of venue. |
1. How many callouts did the force attend at GP practices in each of calendar years 2022 and 2023 (Jan to Sept)?
2. How many of these callouts were for:
A) Anti-social behaviour
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Number of incidents without a mental health flag or closing category reported to Devon and Cornwall Police at GP's surgeries with a main closing class of antisocial behaviour, between 01/01/22 - 30/09/2023 |
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2022 |
30 |
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2023 |
19 |
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Total |
49 |
B) Violence against a person
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Number of incidents without a mental health flag or closing category reported to Devon and Cornwall Police at GP's surgeries with a secondary closing class of violence, between 01/01/22 - 30/09/2023 |
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2022 |
7 |
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2023 |
10 |
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Total |
17 |
C) Criminal damage
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Number of incidents without a mental health flag or closing category reported to Devon and Cornwall Police at GP's surgeries with a secondary closing class of criminal damage, between 01/01/22 - 30/09/2023 |
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2022 |
3 |
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2023 |
3 |
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Total |
6 |
*Please note we do not wish to include any calls relating to section 136 of the Mental Health Act in this data.
3. How many recorded crimes were there at GP practices in your area in each of the last four calendar years? If possible, please also break down the figures by category of crime.
Crime data is unavailable – see data limitations/caveats.