TikTok offences
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6715
Version Date: 16/07/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Source:
Force Crime Recording System Niche
Data Processing:
QlikSense reports of MO Text and Crime and Outcomes filtered on:
- MO Date Created: 06/04/21 - 05/04/24
- Format: FreeText
- Mo Data: Tiktok "Tik Tok"
- Occurrence type of ‘Duplicate’ removed
Data Limitation:
A keyword search only indicates the presence of the word and not its relevance to the offence
- In the last 3 years, how many offences/alleged offences has the force logged where TikTok was recorded as being an element in the offence? [Between April 6 - April 5 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24]
|
Time period |
Count |
|
6th Apr 2021 to 5th Apr 2022 |
1 |
|
6th Apr 2022 to 5th Apr 2023 |
34 |
|
6th Apr 2023 to 5th Apr 2024 |
143 |
|
Total |
178 |
1a) What were the nature of offences for 2023/24 only?
|
Offence Group |
Count |
|
|
Burglary - Business and Community |
1 |
|
|
Criminal Damage |
2 |
|
|
Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society |
5 |
|
|
Non Notifiable |
3 |
|
|
Other Sexual Offences |
9 |
|
|
Other Theft |
8 |
|
|
Public Order Offences |
4 |
|
|
Stalking and Harassment |
103 |
|
|
Violence with Injury |
2 |
|
|
Violence without Injury |
6 |
|
|
Total |
143 |
|
1b) What police action was taken for offences in 2023/24 only?
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Action Against Suspect Not in Public Interest |
6 |
|
Action taken by another body/agency |
4 |
|
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
5 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Declines |
3 |
|
Investigation Complete: No Suspect - Case Closed |
35 |
|
Not in the Public Interest - Police |
7 |
|
Prosecution Time Limit Expired |
1 |
|
Suspect Identified - Evidential Difficulties |
28 |
|
Victim no Support |
13 |
|
Filed |
22 |
|
Filed by CMU |
5 |
|
Filed by IRC |
3 |
|
Pending filing |
4 |
|
Under investigation |
7 |
|
Total |
143 |