Harassment
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/23/0814
Version Date: 26/07/2023
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Limitations
There is no flag or marker for ‘street harassment’ and it would be fees to review all occurrences.
Prosecution data is held by the Courts / CPS and not the Police. Therefore, we have provided offences with an outcome of Charged or Postal Requisition – These numbers are subject to change where investigations are ongoing
1. For each of the past five financial years how many offences have been recorded under the Public Order Act 1986: S5 Harassment, Alarm or Distress / S4A Intentional Harassment, Alarm or Distress (targeting a specific victim) and S4 Fear or provocation of violence.
|
Offence Description |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Harassment |
2440 |
2490 |
1904 |
2191 |
2341 |
|
Public fear, alarm or distress |
2430 |
2460 |
2556 |
3026 |
2900 |
|
Racially or religiously aggravated harassment |
35 |
50 |
65 |
62 |
56 |
|
Racially or religiously aggravated public fear, alarm or distress |
248 |
221 |
319 |
351 |
257 |
|
Total |
5153 |
5221 |
4844 |
5630 |
5554 |
1a. In the recording of the offences, how many times were they categorised as “street harassment” or mention street harassment as a victim characteristics.
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1b. How many of the recorded offences led to a successful prosecution.
|
Outcomes |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Charged |
487 |
346 |
289 |
231 |
189 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
119 |
121 |
116 |
88 |
70 |
|
Total |
606 |
467 |
405 |
319 |
259 |
2. For each of the past five financial years how many offences have been recorded under the Sexual Offences Act, Section 66 – Indecent Exposure
|
Offence Description |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
088/09 - Exposure |
113 |
98 |
107 |
112 |
98 |
2a. In the recording of the offences, how many times were they categorised as “street harassment” or mention street harassment as a victim characteristics.
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2b. How many of the recorded offences led to a successful prosecution.
|
Outcomes |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Charged |
8 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
|
Total |
12 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
3. For each of the past five financial years how many offences have been recorded under the Sexual Offences Act, Section 67 – Voyeurism
|
Offence Description |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Voyeurism |
31 |
23 |
32 |
26 |
33 |
|
Voyeurism - Operate equipment / Record image beneath clothing of another without consent |
- |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
31 |
26 |
33 |
28 |
35 |
3a. In the recording of the offences, how many times were they categorised as “street harassment” or mention street harassment as a victim characteristics.
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3b. How many of the recorded offences led to a successful prosecution.
|
Outcomes |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Charged |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
- |
|
Total |
7 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
4. For each of the past five financial years how many offences have been recorded under the Criminal Law Act 1977 SECTION 5(3) Outraging Public Decency
|
HO Stats Code |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Outrage public decency |
58 |
56 |
74 |
43 |
54 |
4a. In the recording of the offences, how many times were they categorised as “street harassment” or mention street harassment as a victim characteristics.
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4b. How many of the recorded offences led to a successful prosecution.
|
Outcomes |
18/19 |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
|
Charged |
4 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
Total |
5 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
3 |