Fraud crimes

Freedom of Information Act Request No: 2022-232

Version Date: 23/03/2022

 

The Economic Crime Unit have provided the following information:

How many fraud crimes were recorded (or accepted from NFIB/ActionFraud) by your force between 01/01/21 and 31/12/21?

Result: 1226 crimes.

Note: These reflect the number of ‘calls for service’ fraud reports directed to Dorset Police as well as the number of fraud crimes disseminated into Dorset Police from NFIB (Action Fraud) for investigation. 

 

Please provide the breakdown of Fraud investigations closed between 01/01/21 and 31/12/21 according to Home Office Outcome Codes (1 - 21). 

Outcome: 1: Charged

Result = 23

 

Outcome: 1: Summonsed/postal requisition

Result = 35

 

Outcome: 1A: Alternate Offence Charged

Result = 3

 

Outcome: 1A: Alternate Offence Summoned/postal requisition

Result = 3

 

Outcome: 2: Youth Caution

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 2: Youth Conditional Caution

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 2A: Alternate Offence Youth Caution

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 2A: Alternate Offence Youth Conditional Caution

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 3: Adult Caution

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 3: Adult Conditional Caution

Result = 15

 

Outcome: 3A: Alternate Offence Adult Caution

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 3A: Alternate Offence Adult Conditional Caution

Result = 1

 

Outcome: 4: TIC (taken into consideration)

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 5: Offender has died

Result = 1

 

Outcome: 6,7,: Penalty Notice for Disorder/Cannabis/Khat possession notice

Result = 0 (Not applicable for this crime type)

 

Outcome: 8: Community Resolution

Result = 11

 

Outcome: 8: Youth Restorative Disposal

Result = 2

 

Outcome: 9: CPS – Prosecution Not In Public Interest

Result = 1

 

Outcome: 10: Police – Formal Action Not In Public Interest

Result = 7

 

Outcome: 11: Named Suspect – below age of criminal responsibility

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 12: Named Suspect – too ill to prosecute

Result = 0

 

Outcome: 13: Named Suspect – but victim/key witness deceased or too ill

Result = 1

 

Outcome: 14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

Result = 93

 

Outcome: 15: CPS – named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

Result = 53

 

Outcome: 15: Police – named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

Result = 183

 

Outcome: 16: Victim declines/withdraws support – named suspect identified

Result = 115

 

Outcome: 17: Suspect identified but out of time for prosecution

Result = 0 (not applicable for this crime type)

 

Outcome: 18: Investigation completed but no suspect identified

Result = 518

 

Outcome: 20: Other body/agency has investigation

Result = 34

 

Outcome: 21: Police – named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

Result = 10