FOI 374/25
REQUEST
- The total number of reported car thefts in your jurisdiction for each of the last three calendar years (2021, 2022, and 2023).
- The number of those cases that resulted in a suspect being charged or otherwise identified as the offender.
- The number of those cases that remain unsolved
RESPONSE
We conducted a search on our crime and incident recording system (NICHE RMS) for all theft of a motor vehicle offences within the requested time frame.
Please see below regarding your request.
Question 1
|
Year |
Total |
|
2021 |
1705 |
|
2022 |
1773 |
|
2023 |
2165 |
|
Grand Total |
5643 |
Question 2
|
Outcome type |
Total |
|
00: Not recognised as an official outcome |
37 |
|
01: Charged/summonsed |
145 |
|
01a: Charged/summonsed [alternate] |
43 |
|
02: Caution - youths |
2 |
|
03: Caution - adults |
3 |
|
04: Taken into consideration |
5 |
|
08: Community resolution |
19 |
|
09: Not in public interest [CPS] |
2 |
|
10: Not in public interest [Police] |
4 |
|
13: Prosecution prevented [VW dead/ill] |
1 |
|
14: Evidential difficulties [S not identified] |
137 |
|
15: Evidential difficulties [VS] |
442 |
|
16: Evidential difficulties [VDNS] |
603 |
|
17: Prosecution time limit expired |
11 |
|
18: Investigation complete [NSI] |
4171 |
|
20: Further action by other agency [V Aware] |
5 |
|
21: Investigation not in public interest [Police] |
11 |
|
Grand Total |
5643 |
Please see below the meanings of the abbreviations included in the outcome data:
- SUA – Suspect under age
- S ill – Suspect ill
- VW dead/ill – Victim or witness dead/ill
- S not identified – Suspect not identified
- VS - Victim Supports
- VDNS – Victim does not support
- NSI – No suspect identified
- V aware – Victim aware
- CPS – Crown Prosecution Service
- NIPI – Not in public interest
Question 3
All offences in the requested time frame have been finalised.