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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 414476
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 11th June 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Can you provide annual data (calendar) from 2014-2024, for police contacts logged as 'Mental Health', categorised by age and gender.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold some of the information you have requested. We are unable to provide the data broken down by age and gender.
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Calendar Year |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
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No of Incidents |
8,897 |
10,087 |
10,020 |
9,092 |
15,082 |
13,334 |
66,512 |
Caveat: Records are only held for 7 years so no data prior to 2019. The data has been retrieved from the incidents recorded.