FOI 1269-2024/25 Transgender Hate Crimes
Request
I'm getting in touch to make a formal FOI request regarding anti-transgender hate crimes recorded by this police force, and the number of attempted prosecutions for those recorded hate crimes, in the past 10 years.
Please can I request the data for the following for the dates 01.01.2014 to 31.12.2024 inclusive:
Q1. The number of transgender hate crimes reported per year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive
Q2. The number of transgender hate crimes referred to the CPS for prosecution, per year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive
Q3. The number of transgender hate crimes that resulted in no further action, reported per year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive
Q4. The details of any police policies or initiatives to increase the detection and/or prosecution of hate crimes against transgender people
Q5. The details of any police policies or initiatives involving outreach to transgender communities or trans advocacy groups.
Please perform a search on your Crime Recording System for all substantiated crimes recorded between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2021 where the hate tags of 'Transphobic' and 'Gender Identity - Trans' have been applied. When searching for prosecution data, please search for individuals charged or summoned for an anti-trans hate offence.
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Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of transgender hate crimes reported in the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2024, broken down by calendar year.
|
Year |
Total |
|
2014 |
1 |
|
2015 |
1 |
|
2016 |
2 |
|
2017 |
8 |
|
2018 |
9 |
|
2019 |
14 |
|
2020 |
14 |
|
2021 |
42 |
|
2022 |
35 |
|
2023 |
42 |
|
2024 |
62 |
|
Total |
230 |
Q2 & 3. Please see the table below showing the outcomes of the above transgender hate crimes.
|
Outcome |
Total |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
13 |
|
03-Caution – adults |
1 |
|
08-Community Resolution |
17 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
3 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
26 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
30 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
61 |
|
17-Prosecution time limit expired |
1 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
58 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
7 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
2 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
3 |
|
Investigation ongoing |
8 |
|
Total |
230 |
Q4 & 5. North Yorkshire Police have previously responded to a similar request which can be found on our website using the below link:
FOI Transgender Hate Crimes (0963-2024/25) | North Yorkshire Police
As such, I am exempting this information pursuant to Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) on the basis that it is available to you by other means.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.