FOI 0128-2024/25- Arrests for sexual offences
Request:
For your police force and for reports made in Jan 2023, how many accusations were made:
Q1. Against males for the offence of rape and how many led to arrest without warrant?
Q2. Against males for the offence of sexual assault and how many led to arrest without warrant?
Q3. Against males for the offence of assault by penetration and how many led to arrest without warrant?
Q4. Against females for the offence of rape and how many led to arrest without warrant?
Q5. Against females for the offence of sexual assault and how many led to arrest without warrant?
Q6. Against females for the offence of assault by penetration and how many led to arrest without warrant?
This is in the public interest to allay or confirm whether or not males are more likely to be arrested than females as a result of an accusation of a crime.
Response:
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Q1-Q6. Please see the table below the total number of sexual assault, rape and assault by penetration crimes recorded for January 2023, a manual review has been undertaken to establish gender. This has then been broken down by crime type and gender.
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Crime Type |
Indeterminate |
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
Total |
|
Assault by penetration |
- |
2 |
4 |
- |
6 |
|
Not recorded |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Rape |
1 |
- |
40 |
1 |
42 |
|
Sexual assault |
- |
3 |
45 |
1 |
49 |
|
Total |
1 |
5 |
92 |
2 |
100 |
Q1-Q6. Please see the table below the total number of arrests for sexual assault, rape and assault by penetration crimes recorded for January 2023, a manual review has then been undertaken to establish gender.This is then been broken down by arrest type and gender.
|
Gender |
|||
|
Arrest Type |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Assault by penetration |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
Rape |
- |
11 |
11 |
|
Sexual assault |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
Total |
2 |
18 |
20 |
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.