Upskirting crimes 518/2023
FOI Reference: 518/2023
Request:
Please can you provide the following information, broken down by calendar year, for 2021 and 2022:
The number of “upskirting” crimes – section 67A of the Sex Offences Act inserted by Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 – logged by the force in each year.
- Of these, what was the gender breakdown of victims
- How many had a type 1 outcome (“Charge / Summons”)
- How many had a type 14 outcome (“Evidential difficulties: suspect not identified; victim does not support further action”)
- How many had a type 15 outcome (Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim supports action”)
- How many had a type 16 outcome (“Evidential difficulties: suspect identified; victim does not support further action”)
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Outcome |
2021 |
2022 |
Grand Total |
|
10 Formal action not in public interest (Police) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
2 |
6 |
8 |
|
1b Reported for Summons |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1c Summons |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
Grand Total |
9 |
12 |
21 |
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 20/02/2024)