Domestic abuse

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/006522/N

Version Date: 25/08/2024

Can you please provide the following information for your Police Authority;

(1) The number of crimes recorded as 'Domestic Abuse' broken down by the Gender of the Victim.

(2) The number of incidents (not registered as crimes) recorded as 'Domestic  Abuse' broken down by the Gender of the Victim.

We understand that gender may be recorded on  your systems as Male, Female or Unknown/Other, and that level of information is fine.

If you can only provide one answer because of your collection method, then that this is acceptable however can you please confirm if you are providing crimes or incidents.

This request is to cover the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data source:                                   

Force crime recording system - Niche                            

Data processing:                           

Qliksense Occurrence - People Links (last 2 years) app                                 

Crimed date 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024                        

All offence groups including non-notifiable                                

Domestic abuse flag = Yes                       

Victim - Yes                          

'No crime/cancelled crime' and restricted crime excluded                               

Data limitations:                             

Victim details are not recorded for incidents. Crime figures are provided below: