FOI 0828-2024/25 Organised Crime Groups
Request
Q1. Number of organised crime groups involved in drugs supply your force area.
For the years:
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
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Q1. Please see the below data relating to the number of Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) involved in drugs supply in the North Yorkshire area. As stated in my email dated 4 February 2025, due to the way in which our records are held, we are unable to provide this information by financial year but have provided this by calendar year as follows:
|
Calendar Year |
No. of OCGs |
|
2019 |
13 |
|
2020 |
16 |
|
2021 |
17 |
|
2022 |
18 |
|
2023 |
19 |
|
2024 |
19 |
Please note that we have broken down the figures as to the OCGs which were mapped and scored in the respective years, but the majority will span several years.
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.