FAQ Details
Crime Reports - 90/11
Dated: 07 Jun 2011
Date of request: 02/02/2011
Date of response: 15/02/2011
Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act').
Thank you for your email dated 2 February 2011 in which you made a request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria Police.
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
The number of criminal complaint files dealt with by your force. To clarify, by criminal complaint files I mean any report of crime. I am trying to establish what percentage of crimes are dealt with by non-court action
The number of these files dealt with by non-court action (such as cautions, fixed penalty notices and final warnings).
Please provide numbers for each of the last 3 financial years (08/09, 09/10 and 10/11).
In response:
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
I have decided to disclose the located information to you in full as follows:
The below table provides information concerning total crime and those crimes which are finalised without court involvement or action.
| 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 (to 31/01/11) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crime | 105,234 | 89,790 | 68,826 |
| Non-court Action | 15,866 | 13,838 | 8,904 |
The 'Non-court Action' figure includes Cautions, Penalty Notices for Disorder and Cannabis Warnings.
The information we have supplied to you is likely to contain intellectual property rights of Northumbria Police. Your use of the information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) or such other applicable legislation. In particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial purpose.
How to complain
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If you are still unhappy after we have investigated your complaint and reported to you the outcome, you may complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office and request that they investigate to ascertain whether we have dealt with your request in accordance with the Act.
Yours sincerely
Michael Cleugh
Data Protection and Disclosure Advisor
Direct Dial: 01661 868347