FOI Domestic Abuse Crimes (119-2024/25)

Request

Can you please provide the following information for your Police Authority;
Q1. The number of crimes recorded as 'Domestic Abuse' broken down by the Gender of the Victim.
Q2. The number of incidents (not registered as crimes) recorded as 'Domestic  Abuse' broken down by the Gender of the Victim.
We understand that gender may be recorded on  your systems as Male, Female or Unknown/Other, and that level of information is fine.
If you can only provide one answer because of your collection method, then that this is acceptable however can you please confirm if you are providing crimes or incidents.
This request is to cover the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.

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.

Q1. Please see the below table which details the number of domestic related crimes recorded by North Yorkshire Police from 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, broken down by victim gender.

Gender	Count
Female	5128
Male	2043
Not Recorded	89
Unknown	24
Total	7244

Q2. Please see the below table which details the number of domestic related incidents recorded by North Yorkshire Police from 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, broken down by victim gender.

Gender	Count
Not Recorded	3311
Female	753
Male	208
Unknown	4
Total	4268

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.