Crimes mentioning slingshot
4th June 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/03853
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/03853
I write in connection with your request for information received on 6th May. I note you seek access to the following information:
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act.
1. From 2019 to the most recent data available, how many crimes were logged by your police force where a slingshot was recorded as being an element in the offence?
Please provide a yearly breakdown in a table (Note: I would hope that this could be achieved by a computer search on the MO of crimes for the word “slingshot” or synonyms like “catapult”)
2. Please provide me with a table showing a breakdown of the crimes from Question 1 that are 'linked' to slingshot/s by its mention in the MO for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules.
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 within the Constabulary please see our response below.
|
Year |
Crimes |
|
2019 |
29 |
|
2020 |
24 |
|
2021 |
14 |
|
2022 |
28 |
|
2023 |
45 |
|
2024 |
43 |
|
2025* |
26 |
*2025 data up to and including 30th April 2025
|
Offence Sub Group |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025* |
Total |
|
Shoplifting |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Other Theft |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Violence Without Injury |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
42 |
|
Possession of Weapons |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
|
Robbery (Personal) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Violence Without Injury |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Arson |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Criminal Damage |
17 |
16 |
11 |
17 |
15 |
23 |
7 |
106 |
|
Stalking and Harassment |
|
|
|
1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|
Violence With Injury |
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
|
Possession of Drugs |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Public Fear, Alarm or Distress |
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
|
Race or Religious Aggravated Public Fear, Alarm or Distress |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
29 |
24 |
14 |
28 |
45 |
43 |
26 |
209 |
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.