FOI 0351-2025/26- Officers assaulted on duty

Request:

Q1 - How many officers were assaulted while on duty in the past four years, and up to July 2025?

Please give separate figures for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and up to July 2025.

If possible, please break them down by gender of the victim too.

Q2. How many new officers were employed by this force in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and up to July 2025?

Please break the stats down per year and gender.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

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I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of assault with injury on a constable and assault without injury on a constable crime recorded between 01 January 2021 and 21 July 2025, broken down by calendar year.

Of those crimes above, please see the below showing a breakdown of victim gender.

*Please note that there can be more than one victim linked to a crime.

Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of new officers employed between 01 January 2021 to July 2025, broken down by calendar year and gender.

 *Please note the above relates to student officers and does not include transferees.

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.