Domestic Abuse (1925A/23)
Request
Please can you provide information on the number of domestic abuse incidents you have attended to between 2021-2022 and 2020-2021.
Please can you also provide information on the number of times coercive control was involved
We clarified on 13th Dec 2023 and you replied on 13th Dec 2023
In regards to Q1 I would like the figures for all incidents attended by West Midlands Police including ones were there was no crime reported.
Q2 Yes, I would like the recorded crimes the specific offence
Therefore, your amended request reads:
Q1. Please can you provide information on the number of domestic abuse incidents (incidents not crimes) you have attended to between 2021-2022 and 2020-2021
Q2. Between 2021-2022 and 2020-2021.
Please provide the number of recorded crimes for the following offence.
Engage in controlling / coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship”, CJS code SC15004; Home office code 008/67
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Question 1:
| Fiscal Year | Incidents Attended |
| Apr20-Mar21 | 25,606 |
| Apr21-Mar22 | 28,479 |
Question 2:
| Date | Attempted – Engage in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship. | Engage in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship. | Total |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 2,298 | 2,298 |
| Apr-20 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| May-20 | 0 | 132 | 132 |
| Jun-20 | 0 | 137 | 137 |
| Jul-20 | 0 | 164 | 164 |
| Aug-20 | 0 | 188 | 188 |
| Sep-20 | 0 | 153 | 153 |
| Oct-20 | 0 | 149 | 149 |
| Nov-20 | 0 | 218 | 218 |
| Dec-20 | 0 | 246 | 246 |
| Jan-21 | 0 | 291 | 291 |
| Feb-21 | 0 | 250 | 250 |
| Mar-21 | 0 | 279 | 279 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 3,985 | 3,986 |
| Apr-21 | 0 | 254 | 254 |
| May-21 | 0 | 363 | 363 |
| Jun-21 | 0 | 323 | 323 |
| Jul-21 | 1 | 374 | 375 |
| Aug-21 | 0 | 349 | 349 |
| Sep-21 | 0 | 342 | 342 |
| Oct-21 | 0 | 297 | 297 |
| Nov-21 | 0 | 374 | 374 |
| Dec-21 | 0 | 290 | 290 |
| Jan-22 | 0 | 356 | 356 |
| Feb-22 | 0 | 333 | 333 |
| Mar-22 | 0 | 330 | 330 |
| Total | 1 | 6,283 | 6,284 |
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.
As recommended as good practice by the Information Commissioner’s Office a version of this response may be published on the West Midlands Police website.
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