Domestic Abuse Investigations
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002130/L
Version Date: 17/07/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
In the 2023 calendar year how many cases of domestic violence did you investigate where the victim was an adult (aged 18 or above) and the alleged attacker was a juvenile (aged 17 or below)? Please provide an age breakdown of these juveniles who were investigated and a breakdown by gender.
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Volume of Domestic Abuse Crimes involving an adult victim and child offender - 2023 calendar year |
Age of offender (years) |
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Gender of Offender |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
|
Male |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
63 |
86 |
|
Female |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
19 |
30 |
34 |
The data above captures Domestic-flagged crimes where the suspect linked was aged between 10 and 17 at the time of the report and the victim was aged 18 or above at the time of the report. Please note that this includes all forms of domestic related crimes not just violent offences as there is no specific code for 'domestic abuse'.
How many juveniles were (i) cautioned and (ii) charged with domestic abuse in the last calendar year 2023? Please provide a table showing the numbers charged for each type of specific offence.
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Row Labels |
Criminal Damage |
Dwelling Burglary |
Possession of Weapons |
Theft of Motor Vehicle |
Violence Against the Person |
Grand Total |
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Charged |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
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Cautioned |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Grand Total |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
The table above captures charges or cautions for those child offenders who committed a domestic-flagged crime during 2023 against an adult victim.