Hoax calls

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/007318/P

 Version Date: 11/12/2024

1. How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2019 – 30th June 2019
   2. How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2019 – 31st December 2019
   3.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2020 – 30th June 2020
   4.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2020 – 31st December 2020
   5.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2021 – 30th June 2021
   6.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2021 – 31st December 2021
   7.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022
   8.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2022 – 31st December 2022
   9.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2023 – 30th June 2023
   10.       How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2023 – 31st December 2023
   11.       How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2024 – 30th June 2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data source:                       

Force incident recording system - Storm            

Data Processing:              

Qlikview Storm FreeText Search Report 2019              

Incident created date between 1st January 2019 - 31st March 2019            

DisposingClass1 -  Hoax calls to emergency services             

Qliksense Incident Lists report

Incident created date between 1st April 2019 - 30th June 2024                    

Secondary Closing Qualifier - Hoax calls to emergency services