FOI 869/24 Laptop & Watch Thefts

Dear Sir/Madam

Enquiry Reference:  869- 24                                                                                           

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.  Below is your request and our response.

I’m looking for information on phone, laptop and watch thefts in Cleveland from the following dates:

- Between 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023.

- From 1st January 2024 till now.

Here are my following questions:

- How many of the three items (phone, laptop and watches) were reported stolen during the two time frames?

The below contains the volume of crimes validated in the time requested where the property had the role of stolen and the common name contained either laptop, phone or watch.

- How many items were recovered during the two time frames?

We cannot provide data for recovered items as this is not recorded often nor consistently

- Which areas had the most reports of the stolen items and how many in the two time frames?

The table shows the above data including the town of location recorded as the occurrence address.

Please can the data of each stolen item be shared for each month of the years requested, in an itemised spreadsheet on two spreadsheets (Reported v. Recovered).

We cannot provide data for recovered items as this is not recorded often nor consistently

Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.

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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker