Honour Based Abuse Crime and Coercive Control Offences 2016-2020
Keywords
Honour, Based, Abuse, Violence, Sexual, Coercive, Behaviour, Control, Offences, Calendar, Year, Crimes, Category, Categorized, Categorised, Breakdown, Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015, Social, Groups, Families, Cultural, Religious, Assault, Intimidation, Humiliation, Manipulative.
Publication Number
PUB 1229
FOI Reference Number
15893
Request Title
Honour Based Abuse and Coercive Control Offences
Date Range
2016-2020
Information Requested
Could you please advise on the number of crimes categorised as honour-based abuse which your constabulary dealt with in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
Could you give a breakdown of the offences (including physical assault, abduction, rape and murder) which were categorised as honour-based abuse during 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
Could you please advise on the number of crimes categorised as ‘coercive control offences’ which the constabulary dealt with in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
06 August 2021
Date of Disclosure
12 August 2021
Related Documents/Links
FOI 15893 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:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 06 August 2021.
The date parameters are from 01 January 2016 to 31 December 2020.
Could you please advise on the number of crimes categorised as honour-based abuse which your constabulary dealt with in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
The below table is based on Honour Based Crimes for years 2016 to 2020.
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
37 |
21 |
46 |
43 |
52 |
199 |
Could you give a breakdown of the offences (including physical assault, abduction, rape and murder) which were categorised as honour-based abuse during 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
The below table is based on Honour Based Crimes for years 2016 to 2020, broken down by the Offence Category.
|
Offence Sub Group / Year |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
14 |
11 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
75 |
|
STALKING AND HARASSMENT |
7 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
53 |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
11 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
33 |
|
RAPE |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
20 |
|
OTHER THEFT |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
RACE OR RELIGIOUS AGG PUBLIC FEAR |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
OTHER OFFENCES PUBLIC ORDER |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
BURGLARY IN A DWELLING |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
PUBLIC FEAR, ALARM OR DISTRESS |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
37 |
21 |
46 |
43 |
52 |
199 |
Could you please advise on the number of crimes categorised as ‘coercive control offences’ which the constabulary dealt with in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
The below table is for Coercive Control Offences (under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015) for years 2016 to 2020.
|
Year |
Number of Crimes |
|---|---|
|
2016 |
88 |
|
2017 |
100 |
|
2018 |
352 |
|
2019 |
726 |
|
2020 |
867 |
|
Grand Total |
2133 |
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