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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/002881/Q
Version Date: 05/03/2025
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Please note that the investigation length is not a recorded field, therefore, the reported date/time and finalised date of all crimes in 2024 have been used to calculate the number of hours.
In 2024, please could you tell me:
1) How many investigations into all crimes carried out by your force were closed within 48 hours of the crime being logged/reported?
4,983.
2) Could you categorise the number provided in Question 1 by offence type?
Main Crime Group |
Total Crimes with investigation length of 48 hours or under |
Burglary Other |
31 |
Criminal Damage |
393 |
Drug Offences |
140 |
Dwelling Burglary |
76 |
Non Crime |
42 |
Other Offences |
35 |
Possession of Weapons |
53 |
Public Order |
272 |
Robbery |
21 |
Sexual Offences |
111 |
Theft |
910 |
Theft From Motor Vehicle |
94 |
Theft of Motor Vehicle |
50 |
Violence Against the Person |
2755 |
Total |
4983 |