Coercive control
Freedom of Information Act Request No: 2022-091
Version Date: 15/02/2022
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
Please see the six questions below.
1. How many domestic abuse offences have been recorded in your force area in the past six years (2016, 2017. 2018. 2019, 2020, 2021)?
|
Year |
Count |
|
2016 |
5,805 |
|
2017 |
6,611 |
|
2018 |
8,440 |
|
2019 |
9,716 |
|
2020 |
9,854 |
|
2021 |
9,427 |
|
Total |
49,853 |
2. What was the gender of the perpetrator?
|
Year |
Suspect Gender |
Total |
||
|
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
||
|
2016 |
845 |
4,102 |
982 |
5,929 |
|
2017 |
1,021 |
4,146 |
1,539 |
6,706 |
|
2018 |
1,081 |
4,474 |
3,006 |
8,561 |
|
2019 |
1,193 |
5,051 |
3,596 |
9,840 |
|
2020 |
1,544 |
5,073 |
3,521 |
10,138 |
|
2021 |
1,640 |
4,939 |
3,105 |
9,684 |
|
Total |
7,324 |
27,785 |
15,749 |
50,858 |
Please note there can be more than one suspect for an offence
3. What was the gender of the victim?
|
Year |
Victim Gender |
Total |
||
|
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
||
|
2016 |
4,374 |
1,260 |
171 |
5,805 |
|
2017 |
4,952 |
1,493 |
166 |
6,611 |
|
2018 |
6,143 |
2,074 |
223 |
8,440 |
|
2019 |
6,994 |
2,486 |
236 |
9,716 |
|
2020 |
6,936 |
2,670 |
248 |
9,854 |
|
2021 |
6,669 |
2,555 |
203 |
9,427 |
|
Total |
36,068 |
12,538 |
1,247 |
49,853 |
4. How many controlling and coercive behaviour offences have been recorded in the past six years (2016, 2017. 2018. 2019, 2020, 2021)?
|
Year |
Count |
|
2016 |
38 |
|
2017 |
55 |
|
2018 |
182 |
|
2019 |
251 |
|
2020 |
222 |
|
2021 |
218 |
|
Total |
966 |
5. What was the gender of the perpetrator?
|
Year |
Suspect Gender |
Total |
||
|
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
||
|
2016 |
0 |
27 |
11 |
38 |
|
2017 |
1 |
36 |
19 |
56 |
|
2018 |
9 |
113 |
61 |
183 |
|
2019 |
9 |
154 |
90 |
253 |
|
2020 |
17 |
139 |
71 |
227 |
|
2021 |
15 |
147 |
59 |
221 |
|
Total |
51 |
616 |
311 |
978 |
Please note there can be more than one suspect for an offence
6. What was the gender of the victim?
|
Year |
Victim Gender |
Total |
||
|
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
||
|
2016 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
38 |
|
2017 |
54 |
1 |
0 |
55 |
|
2018 |
166 |
14 |
2 |
182 |
|
2019 |
237 |
13 |
1 |
251 |
|
2020 |
201 |
20 |
1 |
222 |
|
2021 |
201 |
17 |
0 |
218 |
|
Total |
893 |
69 |
4 |
966 |