FOI 354765

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 354765

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 19^th August 2024. Please find below the response to your request:

1) How many foreign nationals were arrested by this police force over the past 12 months?

2) What type of offences and how many were committed by foreign nationals over the past 12 months?

Reply

West Mercia Police hold the information requested

How many foreign nationals were arrested by this police force over the past 12 months?

There have been 1360 arrests where the nationality has been listed as foreign – 7 of these were listed as unknown.

What type of offences and how many were committed by foreign nationals over the past 12 months?

The below figures are based on the number of crimes, not all crimes listed lead to an arrest.

Number of crimes recorded committed by nationality considered foreign (different from British, Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish)	Period		Grand Total
	01/08/23 - 31/12/23	01/01/24 - 31/07/24
	10216	14663	24879

Number of Foreign suspects linked to crimes within West Mercia, split by Primary Offence Group and then Primary Offence Sub Group	Period		Grand Total
	01/08/23 - 31/12/23	01/01/24 - 31/07/24	Grand Total
ARSON AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE	627	820	1447
ARSON	40	36	76
CRIMINAL DAMAGE	587	784	1371
BURGLARY	184	176	360
BURGLARY - BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY	75	69	144
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY-HOME	98	93	191
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY-UNCONNECTED BUILD	11	14	25
DRUG OFFENCES	339	500	839
POSSESSION OF DRUGS	201	276	477
TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS	138	224	362
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY	379	455	834
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY	379	455	834
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS	132	215	347
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS	132	215	347
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES	911	1366	2277
OTHER OFFENCES PUBLIC ORDER	206	305	511
PUBLIC FEAR, ALARM OR DISTRESS	639	922	1561
RACE OR RELIGIOUS AGG PUBLIC FEAR	61	112	173
VIOLENT DISORDER	5	27	32
ROBBERY	63	73	136
ROBBERY OF BUSINESS PROPERTY	8	7	15
ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY	55	66	121
SEXUAL OFFENCES	675	948	1623
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES	459	659	1118
RAPE	216	289	505
THEFT	957	1317	2274
BICYCLE THEFT	21	12	33
OTHER THEFT	434	541	975
SHOPLIFTING	475	723	1198
THEFT FROM THE PERSON	27	41	68
VEHICLE OFFENCES	92	161	253
AGGRAVATED VEHICLE TAKING	4	16	20
INTERFERING WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE	5	13	18
THEFT FROM A VEHICLE	9	43	52
THEFT OR UNAUTH TAKING OF A MOTOR VEH	74	89	163
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON	5857	8632	14489
HOMICIDE	11		11
STALKING AND HARASSMENT	1935	2869	4804
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY	1732	2574	4306
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY	2179	3189	5368
Grand Total	10216	14663	24879

Police Outcome for all crimes commited by suspects with Foreign nationality	Period		Grand Total
	01/08/23 - 31/12/23	01/01/24 - 31/07/24	Grand Total
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition	524	693	1217
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule.	90	50	140
Type 2 - Caution Youth	10	3	13
Type 2A - Caution Youth - alternate offence. Offender is a juvenile and has been given a youth caution under the alternate offences rule.	2		2
Type 3 - Caution Adult	114	78	192
Type 3A - Caution Adult - alternate offence. Offender has been given a simple caution under the alternate offences rule.	14	7	21
Type 4 - TIC - Taken into Consideration	6		6
Type 5 - Offender has died		2	2
Type 6 - Penalty notice for disorder	1		1
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime)	414	388	802
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS)	4		4
Type 10 - Formal Action Against Offender is not in the Public Interest (Police)	7	16	23
Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility	51	58	109
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	91	101	192
Type 13 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Victim Or Key Witness Is Dead Or Too Ill To Give Evidence	15	9	24
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	51	88	139
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action	3341	3155	6496
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action	4442	6009	10451
Type 17 - Prosecution Time Limit Expired: Suspect Identified But Prosecution Time Limit Has Expired	84	43	127
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available	136	205	341
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	178	215	393
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision.	84	109	193
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.	87	98	185
Adult Caution - conditional	4	27	31
Youth Conditional Caution		10	10
Pending/ Under Investigation	466	3299	3765
Grand Total	10216	14663	24879

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