FOI 325560

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 325560

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 15^th April 2024.  Please find below the response to your request:

 

Please provide me with a response to the following questions:

 

1. How many homicides were recorded by your force in 2023

 

1. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2023, how many of the victims were categorised as

1. Male

1. Female

1. Unknown/unrecorded

 

3. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2023, how many of the victims were aged

1. 0-12

1. 13-19

1. 20-24

1. 25-34

1. 35-44

1. 45-54

1. 55-64

1. 65 and over

 

4. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2023, how many recorded the method of killing as

1. Knife or sharp implement

1. Shooting

1. Blunt implement

1. Physical assault, no weapon

1. Other method of killing

1. Not known/not recorded

 

5. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2023, how many recorded an officer observed ethnicity of the victim as

1. Asian

1. Black

1. White

1. Other

1. Not recorded/not known

 

6. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2023, how many victims were flagged as

1. Domestic abuse

1. Not domestic abuse

 

7. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2023, how many

1. Resulted in a subsequent murder charge but not conviction

1. Resulted in a subsequent murder charge and conviction

1. Did not result in any individual being subsequently charged with murder

 

 

Reply

 

Question 1 & 7
Primary Offence Title of investigations within Primary Offence Sub Group of Homicide broken down by outcome of investigation created in 2023	Total
Manslaughter	1
Ongoing Investigation	1
Murder - of persons aged 1 year or over	7
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition	3
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	1
Ongoing Investigation	3
Grand Total	8
Question 2
Gender of victims linked to investigations within Primary Offence Sub Group of Homicide created in 2023	Total
Female	2
Male	6
Grand Total	8
Question 3
Age of victims linked to investigations within Primary Offence Sub Group of Homicide created in 2023	Total
23	1
41	1
44	1
52	1
58	1
78	1
79	1
80	1
Grand Total	8
Question 4
Method of killing of investigations within the Primary Offence Sub Group of Homicide created in 2023	Total
Blunt instrument	3
Other method of killing	3
Unascertained pending investigation	2
Grand Total	8
Question 5
Ethnicity of victims linked to investigations within Primary Offence Sub Group of Homicide created in 2023	Total
Asian	1
White - North European	6
Not recorded	1
Grand Total	8
Question 6
Primary Offence Title of investigations within Primary Offence Sub Group of Homicide broken down by outcome of investigation created in 2023 which have been marked as Domestic related	Total
Yes	4
No	4
Grand Total	8

 

Question 7

 

For the 3 crimes that have an outcome of Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition the court results are:

 

1. 1 resulted in a murder charge but not a conviction.  1 defendant.
2. 1 resulted in a murder charge & convictions.  5 defendants – 4 convicted of murder, 1 convicted of manslaughter.
3. 1 resulted in a murder charge & the court case is ongoing.  1 defendant