Arrests under Public Order Acts 1986 & 2023
18th December 2024
Our Ref: FOI2024/08261
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2024/08261
I write in connection with your request for information received on 22nd November. I note you seek access to the following information:
1) Please could you provide statistical data for arrests under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 between January 2017 - July 2024 (inclusive).
2) Furthermore, please could you provide statistical data for arrests under (i) s.78 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022; and (ii) the Public Order Act 2023. Please could you provide this statistical arrest data for the period June 2022 – July 2024 (inclusive).
For every arrest reported, please specify the age grouping of the persons arrested, the gender of the persons arrested, and the ethnicity of the persons arrested.
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.
Response
Following enquiries with Cambridgeshire Constabulary please see our response below.
|
Arrest under the act |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Contrary to section 1(1) and (3) of the Public Order Act 2023. |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Contrary to section 14(5) and (9) of the Public Order Act 1986. |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
|
Contrary to section 78(1) and (4) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. |
- |
3 |
13 |
9 |
25 |
|
Total |
4 |
3 |
15 |
11 |
33 |
|
Gender of arrested person |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Male |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
|
Female |
3 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
17 |
|
Unspecified |
- | - |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Total |
4 |
3 |
15 |
11 |
33 |
|
Age Groupings based on persons age at time of arrest |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Under 18 |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
8 |
|
18-24 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
25-29 |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
30-39 |
- |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
|
40-49 |
2 |
- |
3 |
- |
5 |
|
50-59 |
2 |
1 |
- |
2 |
5 |
|
60-69 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Total |
4 |
3 |
15 |
11 |
33 |
|
Self defined ethnicity of arrested person |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Any Other Asian Background |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
Any Other White Background |
- |
- |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Pakistani |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
White British |
2 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
|
Not stated |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
|
Total |
4 |
3 |
- |
11 |
33 |
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.