FOI 0844-2024/25- Sexual assaults
Request:
Q1. How many reports of sexual assault were made between:
January 2023 - December 2023
January 2022 - December 2022
January 2021 - December 2021
January 2020 - December 2020
January 2019 - December 2019
Q2. Of these reports how many were closed without an investigation between:
January 2023 - December 2023
January 2022 - December 2022
January 2021 - December 2021
January 2020 - December 2020
January 2019 - December 2019
Please can I have a breakdown of reasons why cases were closed without being investigated.
Please can I have a breakdown of what the report was i.e rape
Q3. How many cases of sexual assault were closed without an investigation within a week of them being reported between:
January 2023 - December 2023
January 2022 - December 2022
January 2021 - December 2021
January 2020 - December 2020
January 2019 - December 2019
Please can I have a breakdown of reasons why cases were closed without being investigated.
Please can I have a breakdown of what the report was i.e rape
Q4. How many cases of sexual assault were closed without an investigation within a month of them being reported between:
January 2023 - December 2023
January 2022 - December 2022
January 2021 - December 2021
January 2020 - December 2020
January 2019 - December 2019
Please can I have a breakdown of reasons why cases were closed without being investigated.
Please can I have a breakdown of what the report was i.e rape
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Q1. Please see the table below, which shows the total number of sexual offences reported to North Yorkshire Police, for the period between January 2019 to December 2023, broken down by calendar year.
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Calendar Year |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
|
Sexual Offences |
1963 |
1598 |
1918 |
2165 |
2052 |
9696 |
|
Total |
1963 |
1598 |
1918 |
2165 |
2052 |
9696 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of offences recorded that have been closed without an investigation for the period between January 2019 to December 2023, broken down by calendar year.
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Calendar Year |
|||
|
Offence |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Exposure And Voyeurism |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Aged 13 And Over |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Male Aged 13 And Over |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Total |
4 |
7 |
11 |
Reasons why the above have not been investigated and dealt with at source can be for various reasons such as:
- No suspect identified.
- Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender
- No identified lines of enquiry
- Victim does not want to make a formal complaint
Q3. Please see the table below showing the number of offences recorded that have been closed as investigation complete – no suspect identified within a week of being reported, for the period between January 2019 to December 2023, broken down by calendar year and offence.
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Calendar Years |
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|
Offence |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Exposure And Voyeurism |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
25 |
|
Rape Of A Female Aged 16 And Over |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Rape Of A Female Child Under 13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
Sexual Activity Involving A Child Under 13 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
27 |
|
Sexual Activity Involving Child Under 16 |
- |
10 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Aged 13 And Over |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Child Under 13 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Male Aged 13 And Over |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
|
Sexual Grooming |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
5 |
7 |
|
Total |
18 |
27 |
22 |
13 |
25 |
105 |
Q4. Please see the table below showing the number of offences recorded that have been closed as investigation complete – no suspect identified within a month of being reported, for the period between January 2019 to December 2023, broken down by calendar year and offence.
|
Calendar Year |
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|
Offence |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
Exposure And Voyeurism |
8 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
47 |
|
Rape Of A Female Aged 16 And Over |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
Rape Of A Female Child Under 13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
Rape Of A Male Aged 16 And Over |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Sexual Activity Involving A Child Under 13 |
2 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
58 |
|
Sexual Activity Involving Child Under 16 |
1 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
42 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Aged 13 And Over |
4 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
26 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Child Under 13 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Male Aged 13 And Over |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
6 |
|
Sexual Grooming |
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
|
Total |
20 |
46 |
46 |
41 |
49 |
202 |
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