No-body murders 863/2024

FOI Reference: 863/2024

Request:

Since 1st April 2011, how many no-body murders (i.e., at the time you declared it was a murder, the victim’s body had not been recovered) has your police force recorded?

For each homicide, please state

(1) the financial year the homicide was recorded,

(2) what the suspect/s outcome was or whether no suspect has been charged,

(3) the financial year in which any suspect/s outcome was obtained, and

(4) whether, and in what financial year, a body was subsequently recovered.

 

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Non-body murders	Financial year the homicide was recorded	Suspect’s outcome	Financial year when suspect’s outcome was obtained	Body subsequently recovered
1	2011-12	Charged	Unknown	No
1	2019-20	Charged	2019-20	No

                                               

                                                           

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 24/09/2024)