Domestic Violence Reports By Gender & Outcome - April 2020 to March 2021

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Publication Number

PUB 1328

FOI Reference Number

15760

Request Title

Domestic Violence Reports by Gender & Outcome

Date Range

April 2020 to March 2021

Information Requested

A breakdown of the figures of the total number of domestic violence reports to your Police Force between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021

Please break down the figures into gender (male and female) as follows:

1. Named suspect identified: Evidential difficulties prevent further action, victim does not support (or has withdrawn from) police action

2. Named suspect identified, victim supports police action but evidential difficulties prevent further action

3. Charge or summons

4. Investigation complete: No suspect identified. Crime investigated as far as reasonably possible - Case closed pending further investigative opportunities becoming available

5. Charge/ Summons for alternative offence

6. Named suspect not identified, the crime is confirmed by the victim either declines or is unable to support further police investigation to identify offender

7. Postal charge

8. Caution adult including conditional caution

9. Other agency takes primacy

10. Community resolution

11. Postal charge with alternative offence

12. Adult caution with alternative offence

13. Sufficient evidence to charge, but police decided not in the public interest to prosecute

14. Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired - 5 years ago

15. Named suspect identified, but police decide investigation not in the public interest

16. Non crime

17. Prosecution prevented, named suspect identified but is too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute

18. The offender has died

19. Charge

20. Youth caution with alternative offence

Disclosure with Exemptions

Full Disclosure

Information Correct as at

16 June 2021

Date of Disclosure

24 June 2021

Related Documents/Links

N/A

FOI 15760 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 16/06/2021

Key points to note:

All relevant Domestic Abuse Offence records whereby a NC/11 Investigation was present were gathered from April 2020 to March 2021. Domestic Violence reports by Outcome type and disposal date, as recorded on Athena, are presented in the following table.

Dates: 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021

A total of 28,608 domestic violence reports received by Essex Police resulted in an outcome decision between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021. The breakdown of these reports by their individual outcome types is as follows:

Domestic Violence Reports by Gender and Outcome types - April 2020 to March 2021

Outcome type	Female	Male	Not Stated
No prosecution	1
Non-HO Outcome - Other Non Crime	4
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition	1455	264	6
Type 10 - Formal Action Against Offender is not in the Public Interest (Police)	16	7
Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute	76	38
Type 13 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Victim Or Key Witness Is Dead Or Too Ill To Give Evidence	28	20
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender	392	156	3
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action	3841	1302	33
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action	11872	5111	171
Type 17 - Prosecution Time Limit Expired: Suspect Identified But Prosecution Time Limit Has Expired	527	176	4
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available	229	82	1
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule.	604	117	11
Type 2 - Caution Youth	3
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken	248	62	2
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision.	2	2
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action.	341	62	3
Type 2A - Caution Youth - alternate offence. Offender is a juvenile and has been given a youth caution under the alternate offences rule.		1
Type 3 - Caution Adult	348	159	8
Type 3A - Caution Adult - alternate offence. Offender has been given a simple caution under the alternate offences rule.	31	14	1
Type 5 - Offender has died	12	1
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime)	28	14
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS)	21	18
Not Stated	564	106	10
Total	20,643	7,712	253
Total	28,608

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