FOI 1257-2024/25- Police officer numbers
Request:
Clarification
all officers please
Original request
Q1. Crime stats for April 1st 2022 to 2023 and also April 1st 2024 to March 1st 2025 detailing type of offence and detection rate
Also I wish to have information concerning the following also for the above dates.
Q2. Number of police officers.
Q3. Number of pcsos
Q4. Number of officers and pcsos leaving
Q5. Number of officers and pcsos leaving
I wish the following information for york central and york outer areas
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the total number of crimes recorded for the York district for the financial years requested, broken down by crime type, financial year and outcome.
|
Financial Year |
||
|
Crime Type |
2022/2023 |
2024/2025 |
|
Arson & Criminal Damage |
1500 |
1278 |
|
Burglary |
594 |
660 |
|
Drug Offences |
350 |
330 |
|
Fraud |
741 |
419 |
|
Misc Crimes Against Society |
202 |
202 |
|
Possession Of Weapons |
104 |
144 |
|
Public Order Offences |
1410 |
844 |
|
Robbery |
77 |
58 |
|
Sexual Offences |
614 |
488 |
|
Theft: All Other Theft |
1120 |
926 |
|
Theft: Bicycle Theft |
824 |
751 |
|
Theft: Shoplifting |
1510 |
2383 |
|
Theft: Theft From Person |
140 |
102 |
|
Vehicle Offences |
522 |
455 |
|
Violence Against The Person |
5622 |
4752 |
|
Total |
15330 |
13792 |
|
Financial Year |
||
|
Outcome |
2022/2023 |
2024/2025 |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
1299 |
1304 |
|
02-Caution – youths |
18 |
9 |
|
03-Caution – adults |
175 |
69 |
|
04-Taken into consideration |
6 |
2 |
|
05-Offender Died |
9 |
1 |
|
06-PND |
18 |
4 |
|
07-Cannabis/Khat Warning |
81 |
20 |
|
08-Community Resolution |
242 |
219 |
|
09-Not in public interest (CPS) |
18 |
3 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
177 |
50 |
|
11-Prosecution prevented – suspect under age |
34 |
15 |
|
12-Prosecution prevented – suspect ill |
67 |
98 |
|
13-Prosecution prevented – victim/key witness dead/ill |
13 |
13 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
1174 |
1269 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
1638 |
1351 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
3881 |
2783 |
|
17-Prosecution time limit expired |
92 |
59 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
5042 |
4473 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
122 |
79 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
379 |
272 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
248 |
89 |
|
Under Investigation* |
597 |
1610 |
|
Total |
15330 |
13792 |
* this is not a reflection of the forces overall detection rate as crimes from before these periods will also have been detected during the time frames requested.
Q2 & Q3. Please see the table below showing the number of police officers and PCSOs that relate to City and Selby area, broken down by financial year* and role.
|
Numbers |
As of 1st Apr 2022 |
As of 1st Apr 2023 |
As of 1st Apr 2024 |
As of 1st Mar 2025 |
Total |
|
Police Officers |
461 |
502 |
491 |
483 |
1937 |
|
PCSO |
73 |
50 |
47 |
41 |
211 |
|
Total |
534 |
552 |
538 |
524 |
2148 |
*Please note this is point in time data
Q4 & Q5. Please see the table below showing the leavers of police officer and PCSOs that relate to City and Selby area, broken down by financial year* and role.
|
Leavers |
01 Apr 21 – 31 Mar 22 |
01 Apr 22 -31 Mar 23 |
01 Apr 23 -31 Mar 24 |
01 Apr 24 – 28 Feb 25 |
Total |
|
Police Officers |
33 |
40 |
27 |
32 |
132 |
|
PCSO |
20 |
13 |
10 |
7 |
50 |
|
Total |
53 |
53 |
37 |
39 |
182 |
*Please note this is point in time data
*Individuals may leave due to retirement, resignation, PCSOs may move to other internal police staff roles or may become police officers etc
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.