FOI 0249-2024/25 - Crime Outcomes
Request
Clarification
age at the outcome would be fantastic if possible
Original request
Q1. For 1 Apr 2023 to 31 March 2024, please could you provide a breakdown of the number of crime outcomes for your police force split by whether the suspect was an adult, child (under 18), or unknown. Please use the outcome groups from the Home Office police outcomes statistics, which are listed below.
Outcome group Adults Children Unknown
Out-of-court (formal) - i.e. cautions and penalty notices for disorder
Out-of-court (informal) - i.e. community resolutions
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action.
Charged/Summonsed
Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action)
Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action)
Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest
Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest – police decision
Responsibility for further investigation transferred to another body
Taken into consideration
Investigation complete – no suspect identified
Not yet assigned an outcome
Response
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the total number of crime outcomes (determined by offender age at outcome) recorded by North Yorkhire Police for the financial year 2023/24, broken down by offender age group.
|
Age group |
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|
Outcome |
Adult |
Child |
Unknown |
Total |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
4620 |
342 |
504 |
5466 |
|
02-Caution – youths |
7 |
63 |
17 |
87 |
|
03-Caution – adults |
477 |
- |
51 |
528 |
|
04-Taken into consideration |
23 |
- |
- |
23 |
|
05-Offender Died |
- |
- |
36 |
36 |
|
06-PND |
26 |
- |
12 |
38 |
|
07-Cannabis/Khat Warning |
306 |
1 |
12 |
319 |
|
08-Community Resolution |
377 |
417 |
179 |
973 |
|
09-Not in public interest (CPS) |
6 |
- |
97 |
103 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
43 |
2 |
430 |
475 |
|
11-Prosecution prevented – suspect under age |
- |
- |
186 |
186 |
|
12-Prosecution prevented – suspect ill |
5 |
- |
269 |
274 |
|
13-Prosecution prevented – victim/key witness dead/ill |
- |
- |
41 |
41 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
8 |
- |
4204 |
4212 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
221 |
18 |
6522 |
6761 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
256 |
18 |
15448 |
15722 |
|
17-Prosecution time limit expired |
9 |
1 |
306 |
316 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
44 |
9 |
15235 |
15288 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
2 |
2 |
630 |
634 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
20 |
12 |
1932 |
1964 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
20 |
41 |
842 |
903 |
|
Total |
6470 |
926 |
46953 |
54349 |
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.