Kidnapping 500/2025
FOI Reference: 500/2025
Request:
I would like to request the following information under the freedom of information Act 2000:
- How many offences of kidnapping (home office code - 03601) have been recorded from January 1st, 2020, to April 30th, 2025.
- Please can you provide the outcome for each of these reported offences.
- Please can you provide the age and gender of each of the victims who have been reported kidnapped.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
For the period covering January 1st 2020 to April 30th 2025 there have been a total of 55 offences of kidnapping recorded.
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
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Outcomes (in respect of response 1) |
Grand Total |
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10 Formal action not in public interest (Police) |
2 |
|
11 Named suspect under the age of criminal responsibility |
1 |
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
2 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
9 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
27 |
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
6 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
1 |
|
1a Charged |
1 |
|
1c Summons |
1 |
|
1d Charged for alternative offence |
3 |
|
9 Prosecution not in public interest (CPS) (all offences) |
1 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
Please note: Age has been provided in the below table as a range in order to avoid the potential use of exemptions.
|
Age and gender of victims |
||
|
Age (yrs) |
Female |
Male |
|
0 to 10 |
1 |
1 |
|
11 to 20 |
5 |
9 |
|
21 - 30 |
7 |
7 |
|
31 - 40 |
8 |
4 |
|
41 - 50 |
4 |
2 |
|
51 - 60 |
3 |
1 |
|
Age Unknown |
0 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
28 |
27 |
It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the 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 14/05/2025)
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