Offences at GP Practices (461A/23)
Request
- How many callouts did the force attend at GP practices in each of the last four calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)?
- How many of these callouts were for:
A)Anti-social behaviour
B)Violence against a person
C)Criminal damage
*Please note we do not wish to include any calls relating to section 136 of the Mental Health Act in this data.
3. How many recorded crimes were there at GP practices in your area in each of the last four calendar years? If possible, please also break down the figures by category of crime.
Clarification received 19/04/2023:
Please could you proceed with only question 3 of my original request?
Response
Please find attached our response.
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.