FOI 1128-2024/25- Airtasker crimes

Request:

Q1. How many reports of offences linked to the app "Airtasker", "Taskrabbit UK" or "Thumbtack" have you received in the past four calendar years (1st January 2021 - when this request was processed) in your force's area.

Q1a. Please break down the data by year.

Q1b. Please break down the data by the following offence groups: 

Theft offences, Violence against the person, Robbery, Sexual offences, Fraud and economic crime offences, Cyber crime, Hate crime

Response:

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

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

Q1 – Q1b. A search of all crimes between 01 January 2021 to 21 February 2025 with a key word search of  "Airtasker", "Taskrabbit UK" or "Thumbtack" in the MO remarks provided a zero result.

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.