FOI 68054
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 68054
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 1st April 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
Please can you tell me how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to you from March 23, 2020 (the start of the first national lockdown) to March 23, 2021.
How does this compare to the same period last year - March 23, 2019 to March 23, 2020.
Reply:-
Domestic Abuse Incidents in West Mercia between 23/03/2019 and 22/03/2021:
23 March 2019 to 22 March 2020 – 27710
23 March 2020 to 22 March 2021 – 26734