Rape/Sexual Offences at schools 775/2024

FOI Reference: 775/2024

Request:

Please could you provide a breakdown of all rape and other sexual offences that were recorded to have taken place in the location of a school in Dyfed Powys, for the past three years that there is data for.

Please breakdown the statistics by:

(a) Year

(b) Type of crime - rape or other sexual offence

(c) How many victims were identified for each offence (if more than 1)

(d) Whether the suspect(s) was an adult or a child (if known)

(e) Whether the victim(s) was an adult or a child

(f) The type of school the incident took place in (primary school, secondary school etc…).

NB: I appreciate that, in some cases, the exact location (or category of location) may not be included on the records. However, for the avoidance of doubt, this FOI request concerns only those crimes that are specifically recorded/ tagged as taking place in a school.

 

Response a:

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

2022: 67 cases recorded in relation to rape/other sexual offences where the location is a school

2023: 59 cases recorded in relation to rape/other sexual offences where the location is a school

2024: 61 cases recorded in relation to rape/other sexual offences where the location is a school up to & including 31st August 2024

 

Response b:

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

2022: 5 rapes & 62 other sexual offences

2023: 4 rapes & 55 other sexual offences

2024: 0 rapes & 61 other sexual offences

 

Response c:

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

2022: 1 victim per offence

2023: 1 victim per offence

2024:1 victim per offence

 

Response d:

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

2022: Adult 7, Child 43, Blank 17

2023: Adult 10, Child 33, Blank 16

2024: Adult 5, Child 39, Blank 17

 

Response e:

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

2022: Adult 1, Child 55, Blank 11

2023: Adult 2, Child 52, Blanks 5

2024: Adult 7, Child 47, Blanks 7

 

Response f:

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

2022 of the 67 offences 53 were secondary and 14 were primary.

2023 of the 59 offences 50 were secondary and 9 were primary.

2024 of the 61 offences 49 were secondary and 12 were primary.                                             

                                                           

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 05/09/2024)