FOI 793/24 Hate Crime
Dear Sir/Madam
Enquiry Reference: 793 - 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
- How many hate crime or hate incidents involving child perpetrators were reported to the force in each of the following years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Below table shows the number of hate crime/incidents between the dates provided and where the perpetrator is between 10-17 years of age. Please note that this includes only those offenders that were sanctioned as my understanding of the word “perpetrator”:
|
Year |
Count |
|
2019 |
31 |
|
2020 |
20 |
|
2021 |
49 |
|
2022 |
39 |
|
2023 |
36 |
|
Grand Total |
175 |
- For each of these years: how many of these cases resulted in a caution, charge, community resolution or diversionary, educational or intervention activity?
Below table shows the breakdown of the above by outcome:
|
Year/Outcome |
Count |
|
2019 |
31 |
|
1: Charged |
7 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
10 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
2 |
|
8: Community resolution |
11 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
1 |
|
2020 |
20 |
|
1: Charged |
7 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
5 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
2 |
|
8: Community resolution |
4 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
2 |
|
2021 |
49 |
|
1: Charged |
4 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
9 |
|
2: Youth caution |
5 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
1 |
|
8: Community resolution |
8 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
22 |
|
2022 |
39 |
|
1: Charged |
5 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
3 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
|
2: Youth caution |
2 |
|
8: Community resolution |
4 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
24 |
|
2023 |
36 |
|
1: Charged |
6 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
2 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
1 |
|
8: Community resolution |
6 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
20 |
|
Grand Total |
175 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker