Hoax calls

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002602/W

 Version Date: 13/12/2024

1. How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2019 – 30th June 2019
   2. How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2019 – 31st December 2019
   3.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2020 – 30th June 2020
   4.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2020 – 31st December 2020
   5.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2021 – 30th June 2021
   6.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2021 – 31st December 2021
   7.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022
   8.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2022 – 31st December 2022
   9.         How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2023 – 30th June 2023
   10.       How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st July 2023 – 31st December 2023
   11.       How many hoax 999 calls were received by your force between 1st January 2024 – 30th June 2024

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.

The below data was retrieved via Storm by filtering the ‘initial call type’ to show ‘hoax call to emergency services’ as well as filtered on ‘all disposal codes’ to ‘1298’ to show hoax calls only.

Please note that no information is held from 1^st January 2019 – 20^th October 2020.