Blackmail Offences
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/007001/X
Version Date: 02/10/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
1.Please could you provide the following information (which I already have for all other forces as this is routinely published via the pivot table in the Excel file called "prc-outcomes-open-data-mar2024-tables-240724" through this link:
https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpolice-recorded-crime-open-data-tables&data=05%7C02%7Cfoi%40devonandcornwall.police.uk%7Cb7325c973ad04e48531e08dccdc4ef46%7C4515d0c5b4184cfa9741222da68a18d7%7C0%7C0%7C638611492924440982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kD2xvnHYr5phBzw1DzZjPe5d2agIXOBMrevblZgNqPY%3D&reserved=0
Financial year: 2023/24
Financial quarter: All
Force name: Devon and Cornwall
Offence description: Blackmail
For the following categories, please provide the sum of outcomes for offences that were recorded in the year and the relevant percentages.
*Charged/summonsed:
*Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action):
*Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action):
*Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest – police decision:
*Investigation complete – no suspect identified:
*Out-of-court (formal):
*Out-of-court (informal):
*Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest:
*Responsibility for further investigation transferred to another body:
*Not yet assigned an outcome:
*Grand total:
Please note that the percentages have not been provided as these are not recorded information.
|
Charged/Summonsed |
4 |
|
Charged/Summonsed |
4 |
|
Evidential difficulties (suspect identified: victim supports action) |
34 |
|
Suspect Identified - Evidential Difficulties |
34 |
|
Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action) |
183 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Declines |
113 |
|
Victim no Support |
70 |
|
Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
872 |
|
Investigation Complete: No Suspect - Case Closed |
872 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
34 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
34 |
|
Out-of-court (formal) |
0 |
|
Out-of-court (informal) |
1 |
|
Community Resolution |
1 |
|
Pending CSU Outcome |
2 |
|
Pending CSU Outcome |
2 |
|
Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest |
18 |
|
Not in the Public Interest - Police |
10 |
|
Action Against Suspect Not in Public Interest |
7 |
|
Offender Died |
1 |
|
Victim is aware that further action will be undertaken by another body/agency |
14 |
|
Action taken by another body/agency |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
1162 |
2.For each of the financial years since 2012/13, please could you break down the ages recorded for victims of all of the blackmail offences recorded by the force?
Please feel free to group ages. For instance, if there were 50 recorded blackmail offences for one year you could then provide the ages in groups such as: 5 aged 14; 5 aged 15; 10 aged 16; 20 aged 17; 10 aged 18 etc
Data Source:
Force Crime Recording System Niche
Data Processing:
QlikSense report Occurrence People Links (all) filtered on
Created date: 01/04/2012 - 31/03/2024
HO Description: Blackmail
Person or Organisation: Person
Victim: Yes
Data extracted to excel
Please note:
- Where an age is not present in the table, this indicates a nil return.
- A person can be the victim of the same offence multiple times during any given time frame. For the purposes of this data, each individual has been counted once per financial year.
- Data is dependent upon accurate recording of the victim's age.
|
Victim's age at time of offence |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Total |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
25 |
|
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
56 |
|
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
26 |
30 |
95 |
|
15 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
15 |
38 |
53 |
149 |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
22 |
25 |
54 |
67 |
197 |
|
17 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
28 |
25 |
70 |
68 |
226 |
|
18 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
14 |
14 |
36 |
45 |
61 |
91 |
291 |
|
19 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
54 |
60 |
78 |
274 |
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
35 |
31 |
61 |
77 |
256 |
|
21 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
19 |
35 |
43 |
54 |
194 |
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
26 |
24 |
35 |
44 |
166 |
|
23 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
9 |
14 |
20 |
27 |
48 |
154 |
|
24 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
23 |
31 |
39 |
144 |
|
25 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
33 |
27 |
127 |
|
26 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
26 |
29 |
99 |
|
27 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
22 |
82 |
|
28 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
13 |
20 |
79 |
|
29 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
68 |
|
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
72 |
|
31 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
19 |
68 |
|
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
23 |
16 |
79 |
|
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
59 |
|
34 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
49 |
|
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
21 |
48 |
|
36 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
53 |
|
37 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
46 |
|
38 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
42 |
|
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
43 |
|
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
40 |
|
41 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
42 |
|
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
30 |
|
43 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
45 |
|
44 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
46 |
|
45 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
|
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
35 |
|
47 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
43 |
|
48 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
39 |
|
49 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
44 |
|
50 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
52 |
|
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
40 |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
40 |
|
53 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
38 |
|
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
30 |
|
55 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
28 |
|
56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
30 |
|
57 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
26 |
|
58 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
32 |
|
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
|
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
|
61 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
|
62 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
29 |
|
63 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
|
65 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
19 |
|
66 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
|
67 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
|
68 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
|
71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
74 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
75 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
76 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
77 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
79 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
80 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
81 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
82 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
84 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
86 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
89 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Age unknown |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
|
Total |
8 |
20 |
60 |
130 |
193 |
203 |
322 |
260 |
474 |
623 |
885 |
1118 |
4296 |