FOI 348839
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 348839
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 22nd July 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
I would like to request the following information:
Between April 2014 and April 2024, how many offences were recorded under section 2a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997?
Between April 2014 and April 2024, How many offences were recorded under section 4a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997?
Between April 2014 and April 2024, how many offences were recorded under section 2a and later revised to section 4a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997?
Reply
West Mercia Police hold some of the information requested
Under the Management Of Police Information Guidelines information can be deleted off of our systems after 6 years. As such we cannot guarantee that information recorded prior to this date is complete or accurate. I have therefore provided information for the past 6 years, not from 2014 as requested.
Q1 & Q2
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Offences recorded between 01/08/2018 & 31/07/2024 broken down by Primary Home Office Classification, CCCJS Code and Primary Full Offence Title |
Total |
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008/65 |
770 |
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PH97007 (Contrary to section 4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and (5) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.) |
770 |
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Harassment - Stalking involving fear of violence |
770 |
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008/66 |
1576 |
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PH97008 (Contrary to section 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and (5) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.) |
1576 |
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Attempted - Harassment - Stalking involving serious alarm/distress |
3 |
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Harassment - Stalking involving serious alarm/distress |
1573 |
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195/12 |
10163 |
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PH97006 (Contrary to section 2A(1) and (4) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.) |
10163 |
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Attempted - Stalking - Pursue course of conduct in breach of Sec 1 (1) which amounts to stalking |
4 |
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Stalking - Pursue course of conduct in breach of Sec 1 (1) which amounts to stalking |
10159 |
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Grand Total |
12509 |
Q3 We are only able to search for the current offence title, home office code that an investigation is recorded as. We are unable to tell if an investigation was previously recorded as something else and if it was what it was recorded as. We are therefore unable to answer this question.