Murder statistics 794/2024
FOI Reference: 794/2024
Request:
1) How many charges for Murder were given in your forces area over the previous years stated below, starting from 2018
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Please split this data up by the number of charges for each year. If this is not possible, could you please provide this information as a total over the previous years listed above. Please provide this information in spreadsheet format (CSV or XLS).
2) Within your forces area, could you provide a breakdown of the areas that have the most murder charges.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
Murder offences = charged |
|
2018 |
5 |
|
2019 |
4 |
|
2020 |
2 |
|
2021 |
3 |
|
2022 |
3 |
|
2023 |
1 |
|
Total |
18 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Year |
Carmarthen-shire |
Ceredigion |
Pembroke-shire |
Powys |
Total |
|
2018 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
2019 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
2020 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
2021 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
2022 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
2023 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
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 21/08/2024)