Arrest warrants

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6398

Version Date: 07/05/2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source

Crimes recorded on crime information system - NICHE

Data Processing:

Qliksense Niche Occurrence Checklist Report

Filtered by created date: 15/11/2022 - 05/04/2024

Filtered on: Type of ‘X Warrant (Arrest of Person)

Filtered on Status : New’ or ‘Under Investigation’.

Filtered on all Sectors except: Out of Force

Data Caveats/Limitations:

• Occurrences created for Warrants (Type: ‘X Warrant (Arrest of Person)’) are not directly linked to a structured offence on Niche for which the warrant is issued. The details are in the summary section of the Occurrence and need to be read to try to determine the offence/offence group
• Due to changes in the Crime Recording System, data is not held prior to 14/11/2022

As of Friday 5 April 2024:

1. How many arrest warrants in the force area were outstanding?

Between 15/11/2022 - 05/04/2024 there are 222 warrants outstanding 

2. When does the oldest outstanding arrest warrant date from, and what alleged offences are relevant to the warrant?

Oldest warrant in the data set is 01/12/2022 and for Traffic Offence 

3. What is the average length that outstanding arrest warrants have been outstanding for?

The average length that outstanding arrest warrants have been outstanding for is not calculated

4. If information is easily available, what is the largest offence category / descriptor for outstanding arrest warrants?

Traffic Offences