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FOI 271657

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 271657

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 14th August 2023.  Please find below the response to your request:

 

I would like to know how many offences have been recorded under the new non-fatal strangulation offence (s75A Serious Crime Act 2015 (as amended by Domestic Abuse Act 2021),  since it was introduced in June 2022. Please provide the following information:

  1. How many crimes of non-fatal strangulation (s75A Serious Crime Act 2015) have you recorded between 7 June 2022 and 14 August 2023?
  2. Please provide a breakdown of victims and offenders/suspects for non-live by:
    1. Sex/gender (how many female victims, how many male victims, how many unknown and same for offenders/suspects)
    2. Age group for victims and suspects (16-24, 25-39, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+)
    3. Ethnicity of victims and suspects (using usual HO categories or whatever you use to organise ethnicity)
    4. Relationship between victim and suspects (spouse/partner, acquaintance, friend, neighbour, other family member, stranger, relationship not known).
  3. Breakdown of case outcomes:  for non-live cases, how many arrests, charges, prosecutions and convictions. 

 

 

Reply

 

Caveat:  

 

In line with national police data returns, the report is based on crime input date. This means that an offence that has occurred some months or years previously but reported recently, will be counted against the year/month in which it was reported. 

 

Please note that there are less victims and suspects than reports made as not all reports have details known.

 

  1. How many crimes of non-fatal strangulation (s75A Serious Crime Act 2015) have you recorded between 7 June 2022 and 14 August 2023?

Number of reports of non fatal strangulation reported between 07/06/2022 & 14/08/2023

965
  1. Please provide a breakdown of victims and offenders/suspects for non-live by:

Please note that the below data (a – d) relates to investigations which have an outcome attached to them:

    1. Sex/gender (how many female victims, how many male victims, how many unknown and same for offenders/suspects)

Gender of Victim

Grand Total

Female

Male

Unknown

659

184

4

847

 

Gender of Suspect

Grand Total

Female

Male

Unknown

94

713

1

808
    1. Age group for victims and suspects (16-24, 25-39, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+)

Age range of Victim

Grand Total

  

 
   

24 and Under

245

    

25-29

113

    

30-34

129

    

35-39

104

    

40-44

69

    

45-49

63

    

50-54

53

    

55-59

27

    

60-64

15

    

65-69

13

    

70-74

5

    

75-79

4

    

80-84

5

    

90 and above

2

    

Grand Total

847

    

 

Age range of Suspect (years)

Grand Total

  

 
   

24 and Under

142

    

25-29

113

    

30-34

133

    

35-39

130

    

40-44

89

    

45-49

63

    

50-54

48

    

55-59

29

    

60-64

27

    

65-69

12

    

70-74

7

    

75-79

5

    

80-84

6

    

85-59

3

    

90 and above

1

    

Grand Total

808

    
    1. Ethnicity of victims and suspects (using usual HO categories or whatever you use to organise ethnicity)

Self defined Ethnicity of Victim

Grand Total

  

 
   

Any Other Asian Background

5

    

Any Other Black, Black British or Caribbean Background

8

    

Any Other Ethnic Group

2

    

Any Other Mixed or Multiple Background

3

    

Any Other White Background

22

    

Bangladeshi

1

    

Black African

1

    

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

2

    

Indian

5

    

Not Stated

188

    

Pakistani

2

    

White And Asian

1

    

White And Black Caribbean

4

    

White British

603

    

Grand Total

847

    

 

Self defined Ethnicity of Suspect

Grand Total

  

 
   

Any Other Asian Background

4

    

Any Other Black, Black British or Caribbean Background

12

    

Any Other Mixed or Multiple Background

5

    

Any Other White Background

28

    

Bangladeshi

1

    

Black African

4

    

Black Caribbean

2

    

Indian

6

    

Not Stated

136

    

Pakistani

8

    

White And Asian

2

    

White And Black African

2

    

White And Black Caribbean

5

    

White British

590

    

White Irish

3

    

Grand Total

808

    
    1. Relationship between victim and suspects (spouse/partner, acquaintance, friend, neighbour, other family member, stranger, relationship not known).

Victim to Suspect relationship

Total

ASSOCIATE

9

AUNT

1

BROTHER

8

COUSIN

2

DAUGHTER

4

DAUGHTER IN LAW

1

EMPLOYER

1

EX PARTNER

106

FATHER

14

FATHER IN LAW

1

FRIEND

5

MOTHER

5

NEIGHBOUR

3

PARTNER

151

RELATIONSHIP UNKNOWN

64

SISTER

2

SISTER IN LAW

1

SON

15

SPOUSE

10

STEP PARENT

3

STRANGER

1

Not stated

444

Grand Total

851

 

  1. Breakdown of case outcomes:  for non-live cases, how many arrests, charges, prosecutions and convictions. 

Please note that the below data relates to investigations which have an outcome attached to them

Outcome of investigations

Total

Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition

71

Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule.

22

Type 3 - Caution Adult

2

Type 3A - Caution Adult - alternate offence. Offender has been given a simple caution under the alternate offences rule.

2

Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime)

1

Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS)

1

Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility

6

Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute, or confirmed died either before crime reported or before enough evidence to charge

3

Type 13 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Victim Or Key Witness Is Dead Or Too Ill To Give Evidence

1

Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender

20

Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action

208

Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action

475

Type 17 - Prosecution Time Limit Expired: Suspect Identified But Prosecution Time Limit Has Expired

4

Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available

24

Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken

6

Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action.

5

Grand Total

851