Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
- How many disability hate crimes have been recorded by your police force for the last two financial years –2018/19 and 2019/20?
- How many disability hate crimes during each financial year (2018/19 and 2019/20) concerned acts of violence against a person?
- How many incidents of disability hate crime were recorded as taking place online in each financial year (2018/19 and 2019/20)?
- How many of the recorded disability hate crimes in each financial year (2018/19 and 2019/20) resulted in a charging decision?
- How many of the recorded disability hate crimes in each financial year (2018/19 and 2019/20) were prosecuted?
- How many of the recorded disability online hate crimes in each financial year (2018/19 and 2019/20) resulted in a charging decision?
- How many of the recorded disability online hate crimes in each financial year (2018/19 and 2019/20) were prosecuted?
In Response:
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the relevant Departments of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows with the below noted.
"online" crime; has been defined as meeting any of the following criteria:
- "Location" field states Internet
- "Location" fields states Social Media
- "Method-Means" field states CYB (cyber crime)
1.
|
2018/19 |
278 |
|
2019/20 |
394 |
2.
|
2018/19 |
98 |
|
2019/20 |
186 |
3.
|
2018/19 |
18 |
|
2019/20 |
65 |
4.
|
2018/19 |
13 |
|
2019/20 |
11 |
5.
|
2018/19 |
13 |
|
2019/20 |
11 |
6 & 7.
|
2018/19 |
0 |
|
2019/20 |
0 |
