FOI 356443
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 356443
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd September 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
Please supply the following information fo each of the last three calendar years (1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021, 1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022 and 1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023):
Q1) How many reports did your force receive of counterfeit money being used to pay for goods/services?
Q2) In relation to Q1, how many arrests were made?
Reply
Q1) How many reports did your force receive of counterfeit money being used to pay for goods/services?
|
Primary Full Offence Title |
Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
||
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
||
|
Attempted - Pass etc counterfeit coin or note as genuine |
2 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
|
Attempted - Possess counterfeit coin or note |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Making counterfeit coin or note |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Pass etc counterfeit coin or note as genuine |
83 |
90 |
66 |
239 |
|
Possess counterfeit coin or note |
10 |
4 |
9 |
23 |
|
Grand Total |
97 |
99 |
79 |
275 |
Q2) In relation to Q1, how many arrests were made?
|
Offence |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Making counterfeit coin or note |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pass etc counterfeit coin or note as genuine |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Possess counterfeit coin or note |
7 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
|
Total |
11 |
4 |
4 |
19 |