FOI Sexual Assaults (0699-2024/25)
Reported sex assaults on women
Please could you - within the 20-day limit - give me a breakdown of reported sex assaults month by month over the past 3 years. I am especially keen to see if they soar over the Christmas period.
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Please see tables below showing the number of reported sexual assaults on females in the period 1 January 2021 to 14 November 2024, broken down by month and year. We have categorised the data as ‘Sexual Assault On A Female Aged 13 And Over’ and ‘Sexual Assault On A Female Child Under 13’ in accordance with the categories of data used by North Yorkshire Police.
|
Year |
Month |
Sexual Assault On A Female Aged 13 And Over |
Sexual Assault On A Female Child Under 13 |
|
2021
2021 |
January |
22 |
7 |
|
February |
14 |
6 |
|
|
March |
27 |
9 |
|
|
April |
44 |
11 |
|
|
May |
41 |
14 |
|
|
June |
38 |
12 |
|
|
July |
60 |
8 |
|
|
August |
39 |
9 |
|
|
September |
51 |
9 |
|
|
October |
66 |
6 |
|
|
November |
64 |
12 |
|
|
December |
46 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
510 |
108 |
|
|
|
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|
2022
|
January |
42 |
8 |
|
February |
44 |
13 |
|
|
March |
55 |
8 |
|
|
April |
42 |
13 |
|
|
May |
58 |
6 |
|
|
June |
42 |
8 |
|
|
July |
55 |
13 |
|
|
August |
53 |
9 |
|
|
September |
36 |
9 |
|
|
October |
56 |
11 |
|
|
November |
58 |
6 |
|
|
December |
57 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
598 |
110 |
|
|
|
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|
2023
|
January |
55 |
14 |
|
February |
44 |
9 |
|
|
March |
47 |
9 |
|
|
April |
47 |
6 |
|
|
May |
45 |
8 |
|
|
June |
56 |
19 |
|
|
July |
57 |
13 |
|
|
August |
45 |
10 |
|
|
September |
48 |
10 |
|
|
October |
46 |
15 |
|
|
November |
38 |
6 |
|
|
December |
36 |
7 |
|
|
Total |
564 |
126 |
|
|
|
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|
2024
|
January |
40 |
23 |
|
February |
38 |
6 |
|
|
March |
44 |
9 |
|
|
April |
41 |
15 |
|
|
May |
38 |
10 |
|
|
June |
44 |
16 |
|
|
July |
47 |
7 |
|
|
August |
44 |
8 |
|
|
September |
44 |
7 |
|
|
October |
51 |
6 |
|
|
November |
19 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
450 |
115 |
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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.