Published items

Provided the number of days lost to psychological sickness, the average force headcount and the average days lost to psychological sickness per person for the financial years 2016/2017 to 2021/2022 (up to 28/02/2022).

Mental health Number of sick days taken by officers and staff 1st August 2018 to 1st August 2019

Confirmed that Essex Police no longer take anyone into custody as a place of safety and Section 136 is recorded as an investigation type.

The total number of people between January 2017 and June 2021 detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and taken to an Essex Custody Suite as a Place of Safety.

Provided the numbers of ill health retirements per calendar year for 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 plus the grand total. Also provided the numbers of the above by calendar year and grand total for those related to mental health.

Occupational Health 2019

Details of how many firearm and shotgun licenses/certificates were issued in total between the 2016 and 2020 calendar years broken down by grants and renewals.

A total of 28,608 domestic violence reports (whereby a NC/11 Investigation was present) received by Essex Police resulted in an outcome decision between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021.

Provided the total numbers of offences under Home Office Classification code '088/09 – Exposure' for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

We do not record any record types for Suicide on either S.T.O.R.M. (Command and Control System) or Athena (Investigations System).