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Q1. How many crimes have been recorded by your force involving theft from/at churches or from/at church property from January 1 2022- December 30 2024?
Q2. If possible please could you clarify how many of the thefts recorded relate to lead being taken from the church roof?
Q3. How many crimes have been recorded by your force involving assault (physical/violent) at churches or on church property from January 1 2022- December 30 2024?
Q4. How many crimes have been recorded of vandalism by your force on churches or on church property from January 1 2022- December 30 2024?
Note: Some forces do not log 'church' as a building type specifically and may instead log location as religious building. For the avoidance of doubt, I would like data related to religious buildings in this instance.
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Q1. There have been 69 recorded crimes of theft from churches/religious buildings in the period 1 January 2022 to 30 December 2024.
Q2. Of those offences, 2 related to the theft of lead from a roof.
Q3. There have been 22 recorded crimes of ‘Violence Against the Person’ recorded at churches or religious buildings in the period 1 January 2022 to 30 December 2024.
Q4. There have been 74 recorded crimes of ‘Arson and Criminal Damage’ recorded at churches or religious buildings in the period 1 January 2022 to 30 December 2024.
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.