209/24 Male Victims
OFFICIAL
FOI Reference: 209/2024
Request:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please tell me for the calendar years, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023:
1) The number of domestic abuse offences recorded by police where the victim is male.
2) The number of recorded domestic homicides where the victim is male.
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Q1.
|
Year |
Number of domestic abuse offences recorded where the victim was male. |
|
2019 |
1476 |
|
2020 |
1519 |
|
2021 |
1747 |
|
2022 |
1996 |
|
2023 |
1844 |
Q2.
|
Year |
Number of domestic homicides recorded where the victim was male. |
|
2019 |
1 |
|
2020 |
0 |
|
2021 |
0 |
|
2022 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 23/02/2024)