Domestic female homicides 574/2024
FOI Reference: 574/2024
Request:
1) How many female domestic homicides were there where a woman was killed by a partner /ex- partner or relative between the years.
2020- 2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2204 ( to date) ( for clarification with a domestic abuse flag)
(2) Please supply the numbers of women who were killed by a partner/ ex-partner /relative who had previous contact with your police force in the 12 months prior to their death. ( for clarification with a domestic abuse flag)
Please give an annual breakdown from 2018 to 2024 to date.
(3) Please provide figures of female domestic violence survivors who your force ranked as high risk. Please provide the figure as an annual breakdown from 2018 to 2024 to date
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
Domestic Homicide |
|
2020 - 2021 |
1 |
|
2021 - 2022 |
0 |
|
2022 - 2023 |
0 |
|
2023 - 2024 |
0 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that a total of zero (0) women who were killed by a partner/ ex-partner /relative who had previous contact with Dyfed-Powys Police in the 12 months prior to their death.
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
High risk Domestic Crimes |
|
|
Year |
Female |
|
2018 |
206 |
|
2019 |
213 |
|
2020 |
207 |
|
2021 |
164 |
|
2022 |
126 |
|
2023 |
272 |
|
2024 (up to 30/06/2024 |
315 |
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 02/07/2024)