The Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information regulations provides public access to information held by public authorities. You have the right to request any recorded information held by a public authority such as the Police service.

The Information Management Department aim to ensure that Essex Police complies with legislation through preserving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the force’s information.

Provides the following statistics relating to dangerous dog incidents, allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control offences, dogs seized and dogs destroyed: - Annual numbers of dangerous dog incidents - January 2019 to May 2024 - Annual numbers of offences recorded under the Home Office code '008/21 - Owner of a dog allowing it to be dangerously out of control in public place and cause injury' - April 2015 to December 2024 - Annual numbers of dogs seized - January 2019 to June 2024 - Annual numbers of dogs seized by recorded breed - January 2019 to June 2024 - Annual numbers of dogs destroyed - January 2019 to June 2024 - Annual numbers of dogs destroyed by recorded breed - January 2023 to June 2024

Number of monthly Drink/Drug Drive and Fail to Provide arrests - April 2015 to December 2024.

Provides annual data on the types of Contributory Factors in Road Traffic Collisions involving injury between 2020 and 2023.

Listing of the Essex Police Marked Vehicle, Motorcycle, Marine and Push Bike Fleet as at 13 January 2025.

Misconduct outcome for PC.

Provides the numbers of arrests and positive outcomes for possession of cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine and other drugs offences between June 2021 and June 2024 broken down by suspect ethnicity.

Provides the numbers of weapon related offences reported at schools broken down by school type, offence type, outcome type and suspect age between the school years 2021/22 to 2023/24.

Provides the numbers of arrests, charges and victims for the offence of 'Assault on Emergency Worker' broken down by gender, ethnicity and year between 2020 and 2024.