Vehicle break-ins
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1707
Version Date: 20/03/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
We have pulled from Niche crime all Theft from Motor Vehicle offences within the BCP area
How many vehicle break-ins were recorded by Dorset Police across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole District between January 1st, 2021, and January 1st, 2024?
Please can you provide a month-by-month breakdown of the cases reported.
|
Month |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Jan |
157 |
179 |
210 |
|
Feb |
174 |
120 |
141 |
|
Mar |
172 |
196 |
133 |
|
Apr |
128 |
212 |
130 |
|
May |
214 |
268 |
123 |
|
Jun |
182 |
212 |
128 |
|
Jul |
198 |
171 |
171 |
|
Aug |
187 |
235 |
187 |
|
Sep |
166 |
239 |
200 |
|
Oct |
191 |
282 |
140 |
|
Nov |
177 |
260 |
131 |
|
Dec |
165 |
180 |
173 |
|
Total |
2111 |
2554 |
1867 |
How many people have been charged in connection with the vehicle break-ins and how many have been convicted?
Please can you also tell me:
• In how many of these cases was a suspect identified?
• In how many of these cases was no suspect identified?
• In how many of these cases were arrests made?
• How many cases have been filed and for what reasons?
|
Outcome |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Adult conditional caution |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Alternate offence charged |
1 |
5 |
4 |
|
Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Charged |
29 |
12 |
30 |
|
Community resolution |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
4 |
10 |
6 |
|
Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
1928 |
2246 |
1591 |
|
Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
51 |
63 |
51 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
8 |
12 |
9 |
|
Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
TIC (taken into consideration) |
0 |
8 |
6 |
|
Under investigation |
1 |
2 |
34 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
74 |
171 |
117 |
|
Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
8 |
15 |
13 |
|
Total |
2111 |
2554 |
1867 |
What sentence did those convicted receive?
Sentencing data is held by the Courts and not the Police