Anti social behaviour (1093A/22)
Request
Can I please have detailed information on the count of incident logs where final classification group is ASB, in the 5-year period between 30/6/2017 and 30/6/2022, on a monthly basis.
Can I have this for the following geographical areas:
- West Midlands Police area.
- Birmingham Metropolitan/Birmingham City Council area.
- Erdington (ward or town) area – please specify which is used.
Can I also please have all information (count, summary details of the incidents and the specific location) for the same 5-year period, where the incident logs final classification group is ASB, and where the INCIDENT TITLE or INCIDENT DETAIL columns contain the keywords ‘BETTING SHOP’, once again, for the same 3 geographical areas:
- West Midlands Police area.
- Birmingham Metropolitan/Birmingham City Council area.
- Erdington (ward or town) area – please specify which is used.
Response
Please find attached (1093A 22 Attachment) our response.
Please note that these data should be interpreted with caution. Comparing numbers of incidents/crimes can be misleading and does not necessarily indicate the likelihood of someone being a victim of crime. In addition, the number of incidents/crimes recorded in an area over a period of time can be influenced by a number of factors. Consequently, statistics on incidents/crimes for one period may not necessarily be a good indicator of future incidents in that area.
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 considered 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 considered 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.