FOI Pickpocketing Crimes (0627-2022/23)
Request
Q1. The ten (10) locations (local authorities) within your policing area, where your force has received the highest number of reported pickpocketing crimes, during the month of December, between the years 2017-2021
Q2. The total number of reported pickpocketing crimes in each of the top ten (10) locations specified, during the month of December between 2017-2021
Q3. The total loss of value from pickpocketing crimes in each of the top ten (10) locations specified, each year during the month of December between 2017-2021
Q4. The item(s) that are reported to be stolen the most within each top ten locations
Response
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Q1 & Q2. North Yorkshire Police have 7 districts within our force area. Please see the table below which shows the number of pickpocketing offences reported for the month of December for 2017 to 2021.
|
District |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|
York City Council |
15 |
45 |
18 |
1 |
25 |
104 |
|
Harrogate Borough Council |
18 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
50 |
|
Scarborough Borough Council |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
24 |
|
Hambleton District Council |
7 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
|
Selby District Council |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
Craven District Council |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ryedale District Council |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
51 |
65 |
41 |
11 |
43 |
211 |
Q3. Please see the table below which shows the value of items lost to pickpocketing offences reported for the month of December for 2017 to 2021.
|
District |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|
York City |
£1,651.00 |
£9,836.00 |
£2,020.00 |
£3.00 |
£2,318.00 |
£15,828.00 |
|
Harrogate |
£2,028.00 |
£1,670.00 |
£2,349.00 |
£110.00 |
£0.00 |
£6,157.00 |
|
Scarborough |
£61.00 |
£975.00 |
£20.00 |
£400.00 |
£560.00 |
£2016.00 |
|
Hambleton |
£540.00 |
£0.00 |
£344.00 |
£0.00 |
£30.00 |
£914.00 |
|
Selby |
£20.00 |
£0.00 |
£250.00 |
£529.00 |
£400.00 |
£1,199.00 |
|
Craven |
£705.00 |
£0.00 |
£60.00 |
£100.00 |
£1,350.00 |
£2,215.00 |
|
Ryedale |
£56.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£56.00 |
|
Total |
£5,061.00 |
£12,481.00 |
£5,043.00 |
£1,142.00 |
£4,658.00 |
28,385.00 |
Q4. Please see the table below which shows the items lost to pickpocketing offences reported for the month of December for 2017 to 2021.
|
District |
Bank Card |
Wallet / Purse |
Mobile Phone |
Currency |
|
York City |
46 |
42 |
37 |
36 |
|
Harrogate |
25 |
23 |
17 |
21 |
|
Scarborough |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
|
Hambleton |
1 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
|
Selby |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Craven |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
Ryedale |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Total |
91 |
87 |
74 |
80 |
Please note that for questions 3 and 4 the recording of the information requested is not mandatory. This information also relies on the reporting officer recording the information provided as well as the reporting person providing the information to us. The information provided should therefore be treat with caution as it does not represent an accurate picture of what may or may not have been taken.
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.