FOI Stalking (0799-2024/25)

Request
Q1. Since 2013 how many stalking reports has your force received from the public per calendar year? 

Q2. Does your force have a stalking clinic or multi-agency teams specifically aimed at addressing stalking offending? If yes: When did the force first begin using or participating in a stalking clinic?

Q3. The number of stalking offences referred to the clinic, per calendar year.

Q4. Do North Yorkshire Police record whether an individual has engaged in a stalking clinic? 

Q5. Do North Yorkshire Police record the stalking reoffending rates since the implementation of the stalking clinic? If yes what are the statistics?

Q6. Are there any mechanisms in place to monitor individuals after they have attended the stalking clinic? 

Q7. What treatment or behavioural intervention methods are used in the stalking clinic? 

Q8. How do you ensure the safety of victims while the perpetrator is participating in or after completing the clinic?

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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of reported cases of stalking in the period 1 January 2013 to 30 November 2024, broken down by calendar year.

Please note the below, which may provide some context to the above data.

• In 2017 double counting was introduced. This meant that stalking had to be recorded in addition to any other victim-based offence reported at the same time.
• In 2020 direction from the Home Office was received to record any domestic related harassment (between partners or ex partners) as ‘Stalking’ from the outset.
• In 2023 direction from the Home Office was received to stop double counting, however ‘Stalking’ was moved up the principal crime table, meaning that with the exception of a few offences including rape and Grievous Bodily Harm, it will always be recorded as the principal crime.

Q2. North Yorkshire Police does not run a ‘Stalking Clinic’ however, we have a number of multi-agency pathways in which stalking perpetrators are referred. Non domestic abuse stalking cases can be referred to the Stalking Professionals Meeting (implemented October 2024).

Q3. One since its implementation.

Q4. Yes.

Q5. No reoffending statistics are held to date.

Q6. High risk stalking perpetrators are monitored.

Q7. Work is currently ongoing in relation to perpetrator interventions.

Q8. All high risk stalking victims are allocated a Stalking Safeguarding Officer to ensure safety planning/safeguarding is in place and they have an ongoing contact within the Stalking Team. Protective Orders are also considered.

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.