FOI Disability Hate Crimes (0634-2022/23)

Request

What are reported incidences of disability hate crime including those that did or did not lead to conviction or prosecution between 8th July and 8th October 2022 inclusively.

Response

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Please see the below table which shows the number of disability hate crimes reported to North Yorkshire Police from 8 July 2022 to 8 October 2022, broken down by outcome.

Outcome	Number
08-Community Resolution	1
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified	1
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action	4
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified	1
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police)	1
Still Under Investigation / Awaiting Outcome Applied	55
Total	63

Please see the below table which shows the number of disability hate crimes reported to North Yorkshire Police from 8 July 2022 to 8 October 2022, broken down by Crime type.

Crime Type	Number
Public Fear, Alarm Or Distress	28
Assault With Injury	3
Assault Without Injury	10
Harassment	19
Malicious Communications	3
Total	63

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.