Assaults (1084A/23)
Request
I would like the information released on the below:
How many assault cases have been resolved between 17 March – 17 April 2023?
Was WMP understaffed during this period of time?
How many cases reported in March 2023 of Assault were carried over unresolved in April-May 2023
What are the hours in which an officer should call a person requesting more information or updating regarding a case?
CLARIFICATION
5D Assault with intent to cause serious harm
105A Assault without Injury
Response
Please find attached our response for the following questions:
How many assault cases have been resolved between 17 March – 17 April 2023?
How many cases reported in March 2023 of Assault were carried over unresolved in April-May 2023
In relation to the questions Was WMP understaffed during this period of time?
This is not a valid question under the FOI Act as it is not asking for recorded information. It is not possible to say if WMP were understaffed during the requested period of time compared to any other period of time.
What are the hours in which an officer should call a person requesting more information or updating regarding a case?
Please see: Code of Practice for Victims of Crime | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk)
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 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.