Domestic Violence Protection Notices, Domestic Violence Protection Orders, Domestic Abuse Incidents, Stalking and Harassment Incidents 2014-2020
Keywords
Domestic Violence Protection Notices, DVPNs, Domestic Violence Protection Orders, DVPOs, Abuse, Suspect, Perpetrator, Male, Breaches, Arrests, Charged, Incidents, Reported, Outcome, Non-Molestation Orders, Stalking, Harassment, Calendar Year, Victim, Female, Malicious Communications.
Publication Number
PUB 1196
FOI Reference Number
15480
Request Title
DVPNs, DVPOs, Domestic Abuse and Stalking and Harassment Incidents
Date Range
2014-2020
Information Requested
Initial Request
Domestic Violence Protection Notices/Domestic Violence Protection Orders
1. The number of Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) issued where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
2. The number of breaches of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and separately DVPNs where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
3. The number of arrests made for breaches of DVPNs and separately DVPOs, where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
4. The number of arrests made for breaches of non-molestation orders between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
Domestic Abuse
5. Domestic abuse incidents reported between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
6. The outcome of those domestic abuse incidents reported (including but not limited to: arrests, charged, released with no further action, released under investigation, released on bail with conditions etc.) between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
Stalking and Harassment
7. The number of stalking and harassment incidents reported and recorded where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020. Please can this be broken down by calendar year?
8. How many stalking and harassment offences have been recorded where the victim was a female between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020. Please can this be broken down by calendar year?
Clarification Received from Applicant
I have spotted an error in my request, to clarify could I please receive all the data broken down by calendar year.
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
03 June 2021
Date of Disclosure
03 June 2021
Related Documents/Links
N/A
FOI 15480 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 03 June 2021.
Domestic Violence Protection Notices/Domestic Violence Protection Orders
1. The number of Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) issued where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
2014 – 217
2015 – 285
2016 – 162
2017 – 192
2018 – 197
2019 – 172
2020 – 248.
2. The number of breaches of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and separately DVPNs where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
2014
DVPNs 8
DVPOs 37
2015
DVPNs 5
DVPOs 52
2016
DVPNs 4
DVPOs 58
2017
DVPNs 12
DVPOs 56
2018
DVPNs 3
DVPOs 36
2019
DVPNs 4
DVPOs 36
2020
DVPNs 4
DVPOs 61.
Please note that some of these breaches are for the same perpetrator, who may have breached several times.
3. The number of arrests made for breaches of DVPNs and separately DVPOs, where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
Same as above.
4. The number of arrests made for breaches of non-molestation orders between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
Caveat: Essex Police changed computer systems on 01 April 2015 and the data prior to this date is held on a legacy Custody system, which we are unable to access due to system constraints.
The below data has been extracted from the current Athena Custody system to show all records with an arrest date between 01 April 2015 and 31 December 2020 where the reason for arrest has been recorded as 'Breach of Non Molestation Order'.
|
Arrest Year |
Rfa Offence Description |
Count of Custody Records |
|---|---|---|
|
2015* |
Breach of Non-Molestation Order |
279 |
|
2016 |
Breach of Non-Molestation Order |
418 |
|
2017 |
Breach of Non-Molestation Order |
301 |
|
2018 |
Breach of Non-Molestation Order |
340 |
|
2019 |
Breach of Non-Molestation Order |
324 |
|
2020 |
Breach of Non-Molestation Order |
367 |
*Data from 01 April 2015 to 31 December 2015.
Domestic Abuse
5. Domestic abuse incidents reported between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
Please note that the figures between 2014 and 31 March 2015 are for Domestic Abuse crime only, the previous crime recording system did not collect all reports of Domestic Abuse.
|
Created Year |
Count of Crimes |
|---|---|
|
2014 (from March 10 as per request) |
8990 |
|
2015 |
25454 |
|
2016 |
32676 |
|
2017 |
33782 |
|
2018 |
40646 |
|
2019 |
43944 |
|
2020 |
42743 |
6. The outcome of those domestic abuse incidents reported (including but not limited to: arrests, charged, released with no further action, released under investigation, released on bail with conditions etc.) between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020.
Question withdrawn.
Stalking and Harassment
7. The number of stalking and harassment incidents reported and recorded where the suspected perpetrator was identified as a male between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020. Please can this be broken down by calendar year?
Please note, a number of additional crime types such as malicious communications have been added to the stalking and harassment crime groups in the years concerned resulting in more crime being recorded than in the earlier requested years.
|
Created Year |
Male Suspects |
|---|---|
|
2014 (from March 10 as per request) |
1329 |
|
2015 |
2455 |
|
2016 |
3546 |
|
2017 |
4818 |
|
2018 |
9067 |
|
2019 |
11687 |
|
2020 |
12183 |
8. How many stalking and harassment offences have been recorded where the victim was a female between 10 March 2014 and 31 December 2020. Please can this be broken down by calendar year?
Please note, a number of additional crime types such as malicious communications have been added to the stalking and harassment crime groups in the years concerned resulting in more crime being recorded than in the earlier requested years.
|
Created Year |
Female Victims |
|---|---|
|
2014 (from March 10 as per request) |
1490 |
|
2015 |
3458 |
|
2016 |
5036 |
|
2017 |
6477 |
|
2018 |
12412 |
|
2019 |
15830 |
|
2020 |
16840 |
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.
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