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Request:
Q1. A total breakdown of ethnicity of suspect and victim for total crimes going back in the past 10/5 years (happy for whichever is better for budget/time restraints) broken down annually
Q2. A breakdown of ethnicity of suspect and victim for specific crimes going back in the past 5 years broken down annually (but happy for this to be totalled if cannot break down annually)
These crimes would be: Homicide, Robbery, Burglary, Drug offences, Sexual offences, Possession of Weapon and Theft (basically all crimes would come under 'Class' offence).
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 located information to you.
I note that the ethnicity of a victim or offender is not mandatorily recorded therefore a large number of entries are marked as NULL or not recorded.
Q1. Please see the table below which details the ethnicity of all recorded offenders by North Yorkshire Police from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2023, broken don by year and ethnicity.
Self-defined ethnicity - Offender |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Not Recorded |
44,006 |
39,904 |
43,689 |
47,328 |
47,458 |
W1. British |
7,026 |
6,134 |
5,554 |
4,611 |
3,816 |
NS. Not stated |
945 |
856 |
745 |
579 |
740 |
W9. Any other white background |
280 |
170 |
161 |
187 |
165 |
W1. White British |
54 |
88 |
86 |
72 |
129 |
A2. Pakistani |
48 |
41 |
42 |
34 |
17 |
W2. Irish |
35 |
44 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
O9. Any other |
34 |
41 |
30 |
37 |
21 |
M9. Any other mixed |
39 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
33 |
B9. Any other Black background |
38 |
35 |
14 |
28 |
31 |
M1. White and Black Caribbean |
31 |
17 |
27 |
31 |
31 |
B2. African |
29 |
32 |
22 |
23 |
18 |
A9. Any other Asian background |
22 |
32 |
17 |
24 |
17 |
A1. Indian |
18 |
19 |
13 |
22 |
19 |
M3. White and Asian |
19 |
12 |
30 |
18 |
12 |
W3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
29 |
23 |
18 |
28 |
17 |
B1. Caribbean |
32 |
21 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
A3. Bangladeshi |
18 |
14 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
M2. White and Black African |
5 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
A4. Chinese |
10 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
O2. Arab |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Total |
52,720 |
47,522 |
50,534 |
53,102 |
52,587 |
Please see the table below which details the ethnicity of all recorded victims by North Yorkshire Police from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2023.
Self-defined ethnicity - Victim |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Not Recorded |
33,073 |
29,758 |
31,790 |
34,365 |
33,412 |
W1. British |
15,206 |
14,043 |
14,303 |
13,662 |
12,726 |
NS. Not stated |
3,305 |
2,554 |
3,301 |
3,812 |
4,936 |
W9. Any other white background |
368 |
391 |
408 |
380 |
381 |
W1. White British |
85 |
109 |
110 |
149 |
378 |
O9. Any other |
99 |
123 |
88 |
78 |
99 |
A9. Any other Asian background |
82 |
74 |
61 |
64 |
92 |
W2. Irish |
76 |
58 |
53 |
72 |
57 |
A2. Pakistani |
65 |
66 |
52 |
60 |
67 |
M9. Any other mixed |
56 |
54 |
35 |
65 |
60 |
A1. Indian |
52 |
39 |
49 |
40 |
40 |
M1. White and Black Caribbean |
33 |
32 |
47 |
61 |
43 |
M3. White and Asian |
40 |
31 |
36 |
53 |
48 |
B2. African |
32 |
35 |
53 |
36 |
37 |
A4. Chinese |
34 |
30 |
22 |
41 |
49 |
B1. Caribbean |
31 |
29 |
22 |
36 |
43 |
M2. White and Black African |
12 |
28 |
34 |
40 |
32 |
B9. Any other Black background |
25 |
20 |
28 |
33 |
36 |
A3. Bangladeshi |
30 |
28 |
25 |
21 |
29 |
W3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
15 |
13 |
11 |
21 |
12 |
O2. Arab |
1 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
11 |
Total |
52,720 |
47,522 |
50,534 |
53,102 |
52,587 |
Please see the table below which details the ethnicity of all recorded offenders for the below detailed offences recorded by North Yorkshire Police from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2023.
Self-defined ethnicity |
Aggravated Burglary |
Arson & Criminal Damage |
Burglary |
Drug Offences |
Fraud |
Misc Crimes Against Society |
Possession Of Weapons |
Public Order Offences |
Robbery |
Sexual Offences |
Theft: All Other Theft |
Theft: Bicycle Theft |
Theft: Shoplifting |
Theft: Theft From Person |
Vehicle Offences |
Violence Against The Person |
W1. British |
2 |
2356 |
1039 |
3350 |
308 |
789 |
650 |
3007 |
194 |
701 |
687 |
149 |
4271 |
30 |
583 |
9454 |
NS. Not stated |
0 |
405 |
133 |
403 |
25 |
82 |
71 |
519 |
26 |
61 |
113 |
25 |
561 |
8 |
47 |
1386 |
W9. Any other white background |
0 |
50 |
54 |
152 |
29 |
32 |
15 |
49 |
4 |
19 |
42 |
1 |
287 |
3 |
11 |
215 |
A2. Pakistani |
0 |
3 |
1 |
87 |
4 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
W2. Irish |
0 |
20 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
27 |
1 |
4 |
62 |
O9. Any other |
0 |
22 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
52 |
M9. Any other mixed |
0 |
4 |
4 |
31 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
1 |
42 |
B9. Any other Black background |
0 |
2 |
11 |
28 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
7 |
37 |
M1. White and Black Caribbean |
1 |
6 |
5 |
31 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
56 |
B2. African |
0 |
10 |
1 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
A9. Any other Asian background |
0 |
5 |
3 |
37 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
A1. Indian |
0 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
M3. White and Asian |
0 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
W3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
B1. Caribbean |
0 |
5 |
3 |
24 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
A3. Bangladeshi |
0 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
M2. White and Black African |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
A4. Chinese |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
O2. Arab |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Total |
19 |
27843 |
14268 |
8282 |
18387 |
4630 |
1870 |
20200 |
1261 |
9989 |
19161 |
5290 |
19586 |
1401 |
9568 |
94710 |
Please see the table below which details the ethnicity of all recorded victims for the below detailed offences recorded by North Yorkshire Police from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2023.
Self-defined ethnicity |
Aggravated Burglary |
Arson & Criminal Damage |
Burglary |
Drug Offences |
Fraud |
Misc Crimes Against Society |
Possession Of Weapons |
Public Order Offences |
Robbery |
Sexual Offences |
Theft: All Other Theft |
Theft: Bicycle Theft |
Theft: Shoplifting |
Theft: Theft From Person |
Vehicle Offences |
Violence Against The Person |
NULL |
7 |
18091 |
9296 |
8257 |
13786 |
4154 |
1651 |
12133 |
530 |
6060 |
13598 |
3614 |
19048 |
962 |
6360 |
44851 |
W1. British |
11 |
7294 |
3732 |
23 |
3391 |
354 |
169 |
5721 |
559 |
2812 |
4102 |
1195 |
395 |
311 |
2388 |
37483 |
NS. Not stated |
1 |
1909 |
999 |
2 |
975 |
92 |
39 |
1475 |
111 |
884 |
1124 |
336 |
102 |
94 |
640 |
9125 |
W9. Any other white background |
0 |
203 |
73 |
0 |
98 |
8 |
1 |
210 |
16 |
60 |
100 |
59 |
3 |
15 |
69 |
1013 |
W1. White British |
0 |
66 |
18 |
0 |
28 |
6 |
1 |
77 |
9 |
53 |
38 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
502 |
O9. Any other |
0 |
54 |
32 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
4 |
39 |
10 |
17 |
37 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
234 |
A9. Any other Asian background |
0 |
30 |
18 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
81 |
1 |
6 |
24 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
9 |
167 |
W2. Irish |
0 |
29 |
17 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
17 |
19 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
170 |
A2. Pakistani |
0 |
29 |
12 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
71 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
124 |
M9. Any other mixed |
0 |
26 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
47 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
141 |
A1. Indian |
0 |
21 |
15 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
97 |
M1. White and Black Caribbean |
0 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
118 |
M3. White and Asian |
0 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
26 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
104 |
B2. African |
0 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
115 |
A4. Chinese |
0 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
76 |
B1. Caribbean |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
80 |
M2. White and Black African |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
85 |
B9. Any other Black background |
0 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
74 |
A3. Bangladeshi |
0 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
57 |
W3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
O2. Arab |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
W3. White Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
M3. Mixed White & Asian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
A2. Asian Pakistani inc Asian British |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
W2. White Irish |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
B1. Black Caribbean inc Black British |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
M1. Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
A1. Asian Indian inc Asian British |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
B2. Black African inc Black British |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
A4. Asian Chinese inc Asian British |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
19 |
27843 |
14268 |
8282 |
18387 |
4630 |
1870 |
20200 |
1261 |
9989 |
19161 |
5290 |
19586 |
1401 |
9568 |
94710 |
I am exempting an annual breakdown for the ethnicity of all crime types of all offenders and victims recorded by North Yorkshire Police pursuant to section 40(2).
Section 40 – Personal Information
I am exempting any further information of these individuals pursuant to Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). This is to ensure anonymity for those involved in each case. Where an individual can be identified by such data, releasing it would clearly breach the first data protection principle of being ‘fair’ to the data subject.
Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
Section 40(2) is an absolute class based exemption, which does not require a public interest test, but requires the balancing of the legitimate interests of the public against the interests of the individual under the first Data Protection Principle; in that processing of personal data must be lawful and fair (DPA 2018 35(1), EUGDPR Article 5(1)).
This exemption applies because the right given under the FOI Act to request official information held by public authorities does not apply to the personal data of third parties where disclosure of that information would not be fair to the individual, and where there is no legitimate public interest in disclosure.
In all the circumstances of the case it has been determined that the duty to the individual under the Data Protection Act 2018 & EU General Data Protection Regulations, and the public interest in maintaining the exemption from disclosure of personal information held by the force in such instances, outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, personal information can only be disclosed to the individual concerned.
Releasing personal details to a person other than the data subject would not only breach the data subject’s Data Protection rights it may also breach the obligations placed on an authority under the European Convention on Human Rights
Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a refusal notice under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to your request.
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.