FOI Crimes Without A Suspect (0673-2022/23)
Request
Q1. How many crimes reported to your force were closed without a suspect being identified between 2017 and 2022?
Q2. How many total crimes were reported to the force in the same period?
Q3. Can you also provide a breakdown of the information with regards to type of crime (burglary, assault, sexual assault, etc).
Can I have that data broken down by calendar years?
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Q1. Please see the below table which shows the number of crimes reported to North Yorkshire Police which were finalised without a suspect being identified from 1 January 2017 to 17 November 2022, broken down by year.
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Crimes Finalised Without a Suspect |
17,361 |
18,328 |
18,363 |
13,988 |
14,873 |
9,783 |
Q2. Please see the below table which shows the number of crimes reported to North Yorkshire Police from 1 January 2017 to 17 November 2022, broken down by year.
|
Year |
Number |
|
2017 |
38,967 |
|
2018 |
44,658 |
|
2019 |
50,829 |
|
2020 |
45,946 |
|
2021 |
48,930 |
|
2022 |
46,370 |
|
Total |
275,700 |
Q3. Please see the below table which shows the number of crimes reported to North Yorkshire Police which were finalised without a suspect being identified from 1 January 2017 to 17 November 2022, broken down by year and crime type.
|
Outcomes |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Arson & Criminal Damage |
4,102 |
4,016 |
3,609 |
3,182 |
3,325 |
1,920 |
|
Burglary |
2,992 |
3,088 |
3,068 |
1,993 |
1,519 |
1,043 |
|
Drug Offences |
6 |
11 |
16 |
12 |
29 |
5 |
|
Fraud |
167 |
201 |
201 |
166 |
212 |
110 |
|
Misc Crimes Against Society |
106 |
125 |
123 |
74 |
52 |
34 |
|
Possession Of Weapons |
2 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
17 |
4 |
|
Public Order Offences |
194 |
373 |
564 |
568 |
982 |
415 |
|
Robbery |
64 |
79 |
104 |
71 |
117 |
48 |
|
Sexual Offences |
239 |
264 |
362 |
343 |
387 |
267 |
|
Theft: All Other Theft |
3,194 |
3,336 |
3,131 |
2,139 |
2,174 |
1,539 |
|
Theft: Bicycle Theft |
1,088 |
1,064 |
974 |
774 |
850 |
738 |
|
Theft: Shoplifting |
1,627 |
1,621 |
1,718 |
1,226 |
1,379 |
1,461 |
|
Theft: Theft From Person |
356 |
424 |
404 |
142 |
157 |
147 |
|
Vehicle Offences |
1,915 |
2,122 |
1,959 |
1,558 |
1,137 |
685 |
|
Violence Against The Person |
1,309 |
1,598 |
2,122 |
1,726 |
2,536 |
1,367 |
|
Total |
17,361 |
18,328 |
18,363 |
13,988 |
14,873 |
9,783 |
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.