FOI 165814

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 165814

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 12^th April 2022. Please find below the response to your request:

 

 

For the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (01 Jan- 31 Dec) please could you provide me with the following:

 

1. The number of 999 calls to your police force for each of the years above

 

For the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (01 Jan- 31 Dec) please could you provide me with the following:

 

1. The number of 101 calls to your police force for each of the years above b. The number of Hoax 999 calls (deliberate or malicious) made to your force for each of the years above c. The number of Hoax 101 calls (deliberate or malicious) made to your force for each of the years above d. The number of 999 calls to your police force which were categorised as bomb threats for each of the years above e. The number of 101 calls to your police force which were categorised as bomb threats for each of the years above

 

 

 

Reply

 

For the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (01 Jan- 31 Dec) please could you provide me with the following:

 

1. The number of 999 calls to your police force for each of the years above

 

2018   -           133561

2019   -           141237

2020   -           141082

2021   -           148196

 

For the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (01 Jan- 31 Dec) please could you provide me with the following:

 

1. The number of 101 calls to your police force for each of the years above

 

A. Total Number of 101 Calls
	Year
	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Grand Total
	171090	181417	170076	158246	127381	103629	911839

 

1. The number of Hoax 999 calls (deliberate or malicious) made to your force for each of the years above

 

B. Total Number of Abandoned/Hoax 999 Calls
	Year
Final Closing Code	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Grand Total
PS-Abandoned Call	8448	8757	12261	17749	13629	12516	73360
PS-Hoax Call	220	224	180	195	160	249	1228
Grand Total	8668	8981	12441	17944	13789	12765	74588

 

 

1. The number of Hoax 101 calls (deliberate or malicious) made to your force for each of the years above

 

C. Total Number of Abandoned/Hoax 101 Calls
	Year
Final Closing Code	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Grand Total
PS-Abandoned Call	142	133	192	257	128	85	937
PS-Hoax Call	77	74	108	55	34	41	389
Grand Total	219	207	300	312	162	126	1326

 

1. The number of 999 calls to your police force which were categorised as bomb threats for each of the years above

 

D. Total Number of Bomb Threat 999 Calls
	Year
Initial Opening Code	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Grand Total
PS-Bomb Alert	37	50	54	41	16	7	205

 

1. The number of 101 calls to your police force which were categorised as bomb threats for each of the years above

E. Total Number of Bomb Threat 101 Calls
	Year
Initial Opening Code	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Grand Total
PS-Bomb Alert	67	109	176	38	26	10	426