Gumtree crimes

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/1431

Version Date: 22/01/2024

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:

1) In the calendar year 2023 up to the date of this email, how many crimes were logged by your force where the website Gumtree was recorded as being an element in the offence?

[Note: I would hope that this could be achieved by a computer search for recorded crimes looking at the modus operandi (MO) and/or 'investigation summary' fields for the word 'Gumtree', 'gum tree'.]

2) Please provide me with a table showing a breakdown of the crimes from Question 1 that are ‘linked’ to Gumtree by its mention in the MO and/or investigation summary field.

 

2023
Crime	Count
Burglary Other	1
Criminal Damage	1
Drug Offences	1
Dwelling Burglary	2
Theft	9
Theft of Motor Vehicle	4
Violence Against the Person	11
Total	29

3) Please provide me with copies of the first 10 MOs and/or investigation summary fields that mention Gumtree.

[Note: To avoid falling into an exemption I am content for the names, ages, geography, or any other detail to be redacted to allow for the disclosure of the incident and how it relates to Gumtree.] 

Redactions have been made to personal data where a living individual could be identified through disclosure of the information. Disclosure of personal data is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) by virtue of section 40 – Personal information.