FOI 225/25 Theft of Vehicles
Enquiry Reference: 225 - 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
- How many incidents of theft of a motor vehicle were reported to your force in the following calendar years: 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Answer
We have looked at the content of your request and must advise you that we consider the Freedom of information Act 2000 Exemption 21 (Information Accessible by other means) is engaged in relation to this request this is a class based and absolute exemption, requiring no prejudice or public interest to be considered.
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2) How many of those reports resulted in an officer attending the scene in the following calendar years: 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Answer
Having made enquiries within the Force below is the information we hold.
This relates to the volume of crimes for ’48 -Theft or Unauthorised taking of a Motor Vehicle’ and ‘37/2 – Aggravated Vehicle taking’, where it has been attended. Excluded any incident with a ‘resolved without deployment’ priority code.
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Volume of Vehicle Theft crimes attended |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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189 |
241 |
167 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker