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FOI Reference: 86/2022
Request:
1. How many domestic abuse offences have been recorded in your force area in the past six years (2016, 2017. 2018. 2019, 2020, 2021)?
2. What was the gender of the perpetrator?
3. What was the gender of the victim?
4. How many controlling and coercive behaviour offences have been recorded in the past six years (2016, 2017. 2018. 2019, 2020, 2021)?
5. What was the gender of the perpetrator?
6.What was the gender of the victim?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below;
Domestic abuse offences 2016 - 2021
Year |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Number |
2983 |
3732 |
4712 |
6488 |
6785 |
8223 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below;
Domestic abuse offences 2016 – 2021 – Gender of perpetrator
Gender |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Female |
710 |
813 |
1030 |
1644 |
1682 |
2120 |
Male |
2224 |
2736 |
3427 |
4578 |
4686 |
5536 |
Unknown |
58 |
183 |
255 |
366 |
417 |
567 |
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below;
Domestic abuse offences 2016 – 2021 – Gender of victim
Gender |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Female |
2185 |
2720 |
3407 |
4710 |
4813 |
5770 |
Male |
797 |
992 |
1279 |
1854 |
1948 |
2419 |
Unknown |
2 |
20 |
26 |
24 |
24 |
34 |
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below, however we are exempting part of that information as we believe that the following exemptions are relevant as detailed below and explained at the end of this response:
Section 30(1)(a) Investigations and Proceedings conducted by Public Authorities
Controlling and coercive behaviour offences 2016 – 2021
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
28 |
60 |
92 |
288 |
307 |
465 |
1240 |
Section 30 Exemption Applied x 67
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below, however we are exempting part of that information as we believe that the following exemptions are relevant as detailed below and explained at the end of this response:
Section 30(1)(a) Investigations and Proceedings conducted by Public Authorities
Controlling and coercive behaviour offences 2016 – 2021 – Gender of perpetrator
Gender |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
Female |
0 |
1 |
9 |
29 |
28 |
68 |
135 |
Male |
28 |
59 |
72 |
238 |
259 |
359 |
1015 |
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
11 |
21 |
20 |
34 |
86 |
Not recorded |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Total |
28 |
60 |
92 |
288 |
307 |
465 |
1240 |
Section 30 Exemption Applied x 67
Response 6:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below, however we are exempting part of that information as we believe that the following exemptions are relevant as detailed below and explained at the end of this response:
Section 30(1)(a) Investigations and Proceedings conducted by Public Authorities
Controlling and coercive behaviour offences 2016 – 2021 - Gender of victim
Gender |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
Blank |
1 |
1 |
|||||
Female |
27 |
57 |
85 |
256 |
280 |
397 |
1102 |
Male |
1 |
3 |
7 |
32 |
26 |
68 |
137 |
Total |
28 |
60 |
92 |
288 |
307 |
465 |
1240 |
Section 30 Exemption Applied x 67
Explanation of the applied exemptions:
Section 30(1)(a) Investigations and Proceedings conducted by Public Authorities:
Section 30(1)(a) is a class-based qualified exemption. This means that the legislators when writing the legislation considered that the release of such information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 would cause harm to the public authority or individual concerned. There is therefore no requirement to carry out a HARM Test in respect of such information. However there is a requirement to carry out a Public Interest Test in order to establish whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption may be outweighed by a wider public benefit in disclosure.
Public Interest Test
Considerations favouring disclosure:
Disclosure of the information would improve the public’s knowledge and awareness regarding the frequency of such crimes.
Considerations favouring non-disclosure:
This exemption covers information held at any time for the purpose of an investigation, whether the case is ongoing, closed or abandoned. To release details of an ongoing investigation, as in this case, could undermine and prejudice those investigations. This would impact on the forces’ future law enforcement capabilities by hindering the prevention or detection of crime.
Balancing Test
After considering the advantages and disadvantages in disclosure, it falls upon Dyfed-Powys Police to conduct a balance test on the issues. The strongest argument for disclosure, which is public awareness, needs to be weighed against the strongest arguments for non-disclosure, which in this case is that the release would undermine and prejudice an ongoing investigation, which would impact on the forces’ future law enforcement capabilities by hindering the prevention or detection of crime.
Therefore, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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 and disclosed on the 23rd February 2022.