Numbers of Stalking Offences and Stalking Protection Orders 2020 to 2022
Keywords
Stalking, Offences, Protection, Orders, Recorded, Sanction, Detections, Unique, Order, Interim, Apply, Prosecuted.
Publication Number
PUB 1393
FOI Reference Number
16717
Request Title
Numbers of Stalking Offences and Stalking Protection Orders 2020 to 2022
Date Range
01 January 2020 to 31 January 2022
Information Requested
Please could you provide the following under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. How many stalking offences were recorded during the following time periods?
a. 1st January 2020 - 1st January 2021
b. 2nd January 2021 - 31st January 2022
2. How many stalking sanction detections were recorded during the following time periods?
c. 1st January 2020 - 1st January 2021
d. 2nd January 2021 - 31st January 2022
3. On how many (unique) occasions did your force apply for a Stalking Protection Order or interim Stalking Protection Order for the following time periods?
a. 1st January 2020 - 1st January 2021
b. 2nd January 2021 - 31st January 2022
4. On how many (unique) occasions were breaches of Stalking Protection Order or interim Stalking Protection Order recorded for the following time periods?
a. 1st January 2020 - 1st January 2021
b. 2nd January 2021 - 31st January 2022
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
09 February 2022
Date of Disclosure
01 March 2022
Related Documents/Links
FOI 16717 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 09 February 2022.
1. How many stalking offences were recorded during the following time periods?
|
Date Range |
DA |
Non-DA |
|
01 January 2020 - 01 January 2021 |
1741 |
2084 |
|
02 January 2021 - 31 January 2022 |
3629 |
4005 |
2. How many stalking sanction detections were recorded during the following time periods?
|
Solved Outcomes |
||
|
Date Range |
DA |
Non-DA |
|
01 January 2020 - 01 January 2021 |
173 |
244 |
|
02 January 2021 - 31 January 2022 |
282 |
275 |
3. On how many (unique) occasions did your force apply for a Stalking Protection Order or interim Stalking Protection Order for the following time periods?
|
Date Range |
Number Applied For |
|
01 January 2020 - 01 January 2021 |
23 |
|
02 January 2021 - 31 January 2022 |
21 |
4. On how many (unique) occasions were breaches of Stalking Protection Order or interim Stalking Protection Order recorded for the following time periods?
No information held. Our Legal Department have no involvement in breach proceedings for Stalking Protection Orders. These are criminal matters that are prosecuted via the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). We suggested that you direct this question to the CPS – please see below link:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/freedom-information
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