FOI 0495-2026/27- Offence where victim and the suspect/offender were of the same nationality

Request:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following recorded information for the most recent three complete calendar years available (or financial years if that is how the data is held), plus year-to-date where available:

For recorded crimes in which both the victim’s nationality and the suspect/offender’s nationality are recorded on your systems:

1. The number of offences in which the victim and the suspect/offender were of the same nationality.
2. The number of offences in which the victim and the suspect/offender were of different nationalities.
3. Within the different-nationality cases, a further breakdown showing:

O UK-national victim and non-UK-national suspect/offender

O Non-UK-national victim and UK-national suspect/offender

O  Both non-UK but different nationalities (if held)

Please provide the figures broken down by year. If a full nationality-level breakdown is not held or would exceed the cost limit, the binary same-nationality / different-nationality split, together with the UK-victim / non-UK-offender and non-UK-victim / UK-offender sub-categories, will suffice.

I would prefer the data in spreadsheet format (Excel or CSV).

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

North Yorkshire Police have noted your preference in receiving this information in excel format however, it is our responsibility to protect the personal data and other sensitive information which may be contained within our data sheets. As you may be aware excel data sheets may contain hidden information which may contain personal or sensitive information that, if exposed, could lead to a data breach. It is for this reason we have decided to provide you with the requested information in an alternative format.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the total recorded offences broken down by victim and offender Citizenship groups from 2023 – 2025.

*Please note this was done by citizenship, not nationality as we don’t hold that information. Also, those who are dual citizens, for example of England and Latvia have been saved as a UK citizen.

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.