eScooter offences 150/2022
FOI Reference: 150/2022
Request:
The number of offences recorded by your force involving e-scooters or electric scooters in each of the past three calendar years: 2019, 2020 and 2021. If this information is not recorded, please provide figures on the number of crimes in which the initial incident detail mentions the word ‘e-scooter’ or the words ‘electric scooter’.
Please provide a breakdown for each of these offences of:
- The offence description
- The ONS offence subgroup
- The outcome recorded (if any)
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
Please note: The information provided in the below table relates only to crimes in which the term ‘e-scooter’ or ‘electric scooter’ has been outlined in the account of the crime.
|
Year |
No. of crimes involving ‘e-scooter’ or ‘electric scooter’. |
|
2019 |
0 |
|
2020 |
2 |
|
2021 |
5 |
Offence description/sub group:
1 x Burglary - Residential
2 x Public Fear, Alarm or Distress - Public Order Act Sec 4a
3 x Other Theft
1 x Theft from the Person
Outcome:
4 x Investigation Complete: No suspect identified
1 x Summons
2 x Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified
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 14/03/22)