Domestic violence - 22/18

Date Responded 16 January 2018

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 men and women in same sex relationships were victims of domestic violence (inflicted by their partner, girlfriend, wife, husband, boyfriend, lover, ex-lover, ex-husband, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-partner)

I would like updated figures up until the 31st December 2017 - I think that the figures you kindly provided me with earlier this year went up until the 7th August (I believe this included the 7th in the stats?)

Essentially, I would like stats from the 8th August 2017 ( or from the 7th if the 7th hasn’t been included) up until the 31st December 2017 please?

In Response:

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

The data provided is from 08/08/2017 to 31/12/2017, to complete a full year with the previous months 01/01/2017 – 07/08/2017 having been already covered in your previous FOI. FOI 824/17 refers.

With the above in mind, I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

Year	No. of Incidents
2017	282
Total	282

Victim Age	Victim Gender
Victim Age	Female	Male
16-25	42	38
26-35	48	46
36-45	27	22
46-55	17	23
56-65	4	8
66-75	0	7
Total	138	144

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