Missing persons 798/2024
FOI Reference: 798/2024
Request:
- How many missing persons cases have been filed in your police force in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- How many missing persons cases have been filed in your police force in 2024 up to June 30th (inclusive)?
- Of those people reported missing, how many are still missing and how many have been found?
- Of those who are still missing - please provide a breakdown of the status of those cases. For example: Cold cases - ? Active investigations - ? Long-term case - ? Case closure - Etc.
- How many complaints have been made to your Professional Standards Department regarding missing persons investigations / cases.
A) How many of those complaints were upheld
B) How many of those complaints were partially upheld
C) How many of those complaints were not upheld
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
Number of Reports of Missing People |
|
2018 |
2532 |
|
2019 |
2391 |
|
2020 |
1996 |
|
2021 |
2161 |
|
2022 |
2317 |
|
2023 |
2468 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
1165
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Still Missing |
Found |
|
3 |
14826 |
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
All cases that are still missing have been classed as Open - Inactive.
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
No Further Action |
Resolved |
The Service Provided Was Acceptable |
The Service Provided Was Not Acceptable |
Blank* |
|
2020 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2021 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
2022 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
2023 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
* Any blanks denotes there is no outcome yet so the complaint is still live or ongoing.
Please note: Number of complaint allegations and outcomes where “Missing Person” was identified as a National Factor. This data was not recorded prior to 01/02/2020. Upheld or Not Upheld are not used as outcomes to complaints so that specific data is not held. The table above includes all the outcomes currently used for complaints.
Please see the link below which provides guidance on the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) website which explains the outcomes used for handling complaints Focus - Issue 12 - Data capture: logging a complaint | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
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.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21.08.2024)