Stalking Reports January 2020-August 2021
Keywords
Stalking, Reports, Individuals, Charged, Offence, Alleged, Released, Questioning, Action, Evidence, Investigating, Case, Stalkers, Investigation, Bail, RUI.
Publication Number
PUB 1401
FOI Reference Number
16099
Request Title
Stalking Reports January 2020-August 2021
Date Range
20 January 2020 to 31 August 2021
Information Requested
Please can you answer the below questions for the following time period: 20/01/20 to 31/08/21.
1) How many reports of stalking did your police force record over the requested period?
2) How many individuals were charged with the offence of stalking over the requested period?
3) How many individuals alleged to have stalked someone were released after questioning as your force decided 'no further action' should be taken in light of the (lack of) evidence?
4) While your force was investigating a stalking case, how many individuals reported to have been 'stalkers' were released under investigation?
4a) How many were released on bail?
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
25 February 2022
Date of Disclosure
02 March 2022
Related Documents/Links
FOI 16099 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request. Under Section 1(1)(b) the below and attached have been provided in relation to your request:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 25 February 2022.
Date Range: 20 January 2020 to 31 August 2021.
All data has been run based on created date, even the outcomes. Bail and RUI only include main arrests.
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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