Spiking
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/0936
Version Date: 29/08/2023
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:
Data limitations/caveats:
Please note we are unable to provide injection spiking data prior to 2021 as it was not recognised before this.
1) Please could you provide me with the latest reports of drink and needle spiking, reported to your police force for each month from 1st January 2018- 31st March 2023?
Please see the tables for Q2
2) Can you please break down how many incidents were drink spiking and how many were needle spiking?
Drink Spiking
|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Jan |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
5 |
|
Feb |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
|
Mar |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
6 |
|
Apr |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
May |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
|
Jun |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
Jul |
6 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Aug |
2 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
9 |
|
|
Sep |
4 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
|
|
Oct |
2 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
9 |
|
|
Nov |
4 |
5 |
1 |
37 |
7 |
|
|
Dec |
3 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
7 |
|
|
Total |
31 |
27 |
22 |
102 |
123 |
16 |
Needle Spiking
|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Jan |
|
|
|
|
1 |
0 |
|
Feb |
|
|
|
|
2 |
0 |
|
Mar |
|
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
Apr |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
May |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Jun |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Jul |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Aug |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Sep |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
Oct |
|
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
Nov |
|
|
|
10 |
0 |
|
|
Dec |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
18 |
26 |
3 |
3) Can you please list how many victims were male and how many were female?
Drink Spiking
|
Victim gender |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Female |
27 |
18 |
14 |
67 |
77 |
9 |
|
Male |
4 |
8 |
8 |
21 |
18 |
3 |
|
Not Known |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
28 |
4 |
|
Total |
31 |
27 |
22 |
102 |
123 |
16 |
Needle Spiking
|
Victim gender |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Female |
|
|
|
16 |
20 |
2 |
|
Male |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Not Known |
|
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
18 |
26 |
3 |
4) And how many people have been charged following the reports of these spiking incidents?
Drink Spiking
|
Outcome |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Charged |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Needle Spiking
|
Outcome |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5) What age was the youngest victim?
15