Voyeurism offences 307/2022
FOI Reference: 307/2022
Request:
Please could you provide the numbers of reported cases and outcomes for Voyeurism (under Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/2/enacted) for the years 2021(jan-dec) where the victim is 18 or over.
- Cases of the crimes and subsequent outcomes:
- Arrests
- Cautions given
- Offenders charged and number of charges
- Community resolution
- Cases marked No Further Action
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as detailed below.
These are the outcomes recorded of the 68 cases of Voyeurism:
Outcome of voyeurism cases Jan – Dec 2021
|
Outcome |
Number |
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
2 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
14 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
29 |
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
17 |
|
1a Charged |
2 |
|
1c Summons |
2 |
|
8a Adult Community Resolution |
1 |
|
Investigation ongoing |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
68 |
There have been 7 arrests made in relation to the crime of voyeurism.
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 and disclosed on the 13th June 2022.