FOI Violence Against Persons 65+ (0385-2022/23)
Request
In relation to the years - April 2020-March 2021 and April 2021- March 2022. I require the following information,
Q1) The number of violence against the person offences recorded by North Yorkshire Police Force involving victims in age categories 65-74 and 75+
Q2) A breakdown of the gender of the victims identified above.
Q3) A breakdown of the relationship of victim to principal suspect for each victim identified above.
Response
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Q1) The number of violence against the person offences recorded by North Yorkshire Police Force involving victims in age categories 65-74 and 75+
And
Q2) A breakdown of the gender of the victims identified above.
Table 1. North Yorkshire Police, all violence against the person offences 2020 – 2022 (March)
Victim Age Groups 65 to 74, and over 75 years of age/ gender of victims.
|
65-74 years |
75+ years |
|
|
2020/2021 |
477 |
284 |
|
Female |
241 |
173 |
|
Male |
236 |
111 |
|
2021/2022 |
571 |
321 |
|
Female |
288 |
173 |
|
Male |
283 |
148 |
Q3) A breakdown of the relationship of victim to principal suspect for each victim identified above.
Table 2. North Yorkshire Police, all violence against the person offences referenced in table 1, status of perpetrator relationship to victim.
|
2020/2021 |
65-74 years |
75+ years |
|
Stranger |
107 |
36 |
|
Acquaintance |
141 |
76 |
|
Sibling |
7 |
5 |
|
Child |
65 |
38 |
|
Grandchild |
14 |
22 |
|
Grandparent |
4 |
0 |
|
Not Known/Not recorded |
21 |
16 |
|
Other Relative |
16 |
10 |
|
Partner/Spouse (including former) |
96 |
80 |
|
Parent |
6 |
1 |
|
2021/2022 |
65-74 years |
75+ years |
|
Stranger |
115 |
54 |
|
Acquaintance |
159 |
104 |
|
Sibling |
2 |
1 |
|
Child |
67 |
53 |
|
Grandchild |
28 |
17 |
|
Grandparent |
1 |
0 |
|
Not Known/Not recorded |
28 |
12 |
|
Other Relative |
14 |
6 |
|
Partner/Spouse (including former) |
149 |
73 |
|
Parent |
8 |
1 |
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.