70+ arrests (895A/20)
Request
Q1. Please tell me the number of people aged 70 or older who were arrested in each of the last six CALENDAR years: a) 2015 b) 2016 c) 2017 d) 2018 e) 2019 f) 2020 to date
Q2. For each year, please provide a breakdown of each arrest, detailing a) the sex of the suspect b) the age of the suspect c) the offence for which the suspect was arrested.
Response
Please find attached (895A_20_attachment.pdf). Data are correct as at 16 October 2020.
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.
If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies, or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.