FOI Stalking and Harassment (0702-2024/25)
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Q1. How many arrests were made for stalking and harassment in the past five years?
Q1a. Please break this figure down by year, from April 1st to March 31st (e.g. 2019/20, 2020/21, etc.)
Q2. What were the ages of offenders? Please break this down by age group (e.g. Under 18, 18-24, 25-30, etc)
Q3. How many offenders were male, female, non-binary or other/unspecified?
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Q1, 2 & 3. Please see below table which details the number of arrests for stalking and harassment in the periods 2019/20 – 2024/25, broken down by year, the age range of offenders and the gender of offenders.
|
Financial Year |
under 18 |
18 - 25 |
26 - 35 |
36 - 45 |
46 - 55 |
56 - 65 |
over 65 |
Total |
|
2019/2020 |
47 |
161 |
235 |
166 |
133 |
56 |
13 |
811 |
|
2020/2021 |
97 |
129 |
322 |
242 |
128 |
65 |
22 |
1005 |
|
2021/2022 |
44 |
159 |
363 |
255 |
197 |
63 |
23 |
1104 |
|
2022/2023 |
59 |
169 |
325 |
231 |
145 |
55 |
31 |
1015 |
|
2023/2024 |
74 |
140 |
363 |
285 |
173 |
82 |
29 |
1146 |
|
2024/2025 |
31 |
93 |
220 |
171 |
130 |
63 |
17 |
725 |
|
Total |
352 |
851 |
1825 |
1350 |
905 |
384 |
135 |
5802 |
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