Police officers and domestic abuse
Freedom of Information Act request number: 22/3152
Version date: 04/02/2022
The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information:
Data Source - UNIFI / Centurion
UNIFI arrest records where arrest date was between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2021, where the suspect was a serving police officer at the point of arrest
Of those, any offences related to domestic abuse (including sexual assault / rape)
Conduct outcomes taken from Centurion
How many Devon and Cornwall Police officers have been arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse crimes.
Please can you provide data for 2021 2020 2019 If possible, please can you include the outcome of the case and if the officers were:
- a) charged
- b) convicted
- c) were released with no further action taken
- d) were charged and later cleared
- e) other (please specify)
If possible, please can you include how many of the officers arrested were dismissed from the force
Between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2021, seven police officers were arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse crimes. Investigations into one police officer are still ongoing.
No police officers have been charged or convicted of domestic abuse related offences for arrests during this period.
No police officers have been dismissed from the force who were arrested for domestic abuse related offences during this period.
One police officer resigned whilst under investigation and one retired.