FOI 242570
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 242570
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 17th April 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
Can you please provide me with the number of coercive control cases over the past ten years that were dealt with by your police force where GPS tracking was used as a form of coercive control? This could include social media trackers, AirTags, trackers on apps etc. Please provide the number of cases each year.
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FOI 242570: Coercive/control cases which include electronic tracking |
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Offence where the words: "track", "GPS" or "Airtag" are within the incident summary. |
Calendar Years (from 01/01/2018 to 31/03/2023) |
Grand Total |
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2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Engage in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship. |
7 |
19 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
5 |
67 |
Please note that records are only available from 2018.