Firearms licensing and offences 555/2024
FOI Reference: 555/2024
Request:
- Can you give me the figures on how many people are firearms and shotgun holders in the area covered by your police force?
- How many firearms offences have there been over the past 5 years in the area covered by your department?
- Gwent Police has launched a new initiative called Project Titanium which focuses on trying to crack down on guns being used in domestic abuse situations. It aims to strengthen gun licensing processes. I wanted to know your police forces in Wales would adopt this project. Also, how do you measure whether their gun licensing processes are thorough enough?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Firearms Certificate Holders 4,491
Shotgun Certificate Holders 12,910
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Offences |
30 |
40 |
27 |
52 |
44 |
23 |
216 |
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
This is an initiative which is being explored by Dyfed Powys to adopt shortly, in the meantime processes and decisions are subjected to quality assurance and scrutiny within the force and by peer review.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 11/06/2024)