FOI 379582
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 379591
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 23rd December 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
Could you please tell me how many sexual assaults were recorded in hospitals in your area in each year since 2014?
Could you also please specify how many in each year were recorded as rape?
If possible, could you also please tell me the types of wards or hospitals in which the assaults took place? Whether for instance they were in psychiatric hospitals, or childrens' hospitals, etc.
Reply
West Mercia police hold some of the information requested.
Could you please tell me how many sexual assaults were recorded in hospitals in your area in each year since 2014?
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Primary Offence Sub Group for Sexual Offences reported to have occurred within NHS/Hospital premises |
Calendar Years |
Grand Total |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024* |
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OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
16 |
18 |
30 |
18 |
25 |
21 |
128 |
* to 30/11/2024
Could you also please specify how many in each year were recorded as rape?
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Primary Offence Sub Group for Sexual Offences reported to have occurred within NHS/Hospital premises |
Calendar Years |
Grand Total |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024* |
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RAPE |
6 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
43 |
* to 30/11/2024
If possible, could you also please tell me the types of wards or hospitals in which the assaults took place? Whether for instance they were in psychiatric hospitals, or childrens' hospitals, etc.
No information held. There is no separate field for this and the incident summaries do not specify the unit classification.