Cybercrime spend

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/23/005625/U

 Version Date: 15/11/2024

The Pro-Active Investigation Department have provided the following information.

Q.1 How much money did Devon and Cornwall Police spend on their Cybercrime Department / Unit, in each of last three, complete financial years?
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023

Please note that the below figures represent the costs for the Digital Capabilities Unit.

• 2020/21 – no information held.
• 2021/22 - £180,972.37
• 2022/23 - £362,057.78

Q.2 How many staff (Full and part-time) work in the Cybercrime department  / unit?

We have 11 staff members within the Digital Capabilities Unit (DCU). This unit comprises of Cyber staff and Digital Media Investigators (DMIs).

Please note DMIs will undertake digital enquiries for a range of crime investigations, not just cyber-crimes.