Freedom of information (FOI) releases from City of London Police

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  1. Please provide the following information for each calendar year from 2019 to 2025 inclusive: 1) The number of recorded voyeurism offences recorded by Avon and Somerset Constabulary in each year. 2) Of the voyeurism offences identified in Question 1, the number that involved a person being recorded or filmed without their consent, where this can be identified from your records. Please provide the information broken down by individual year.

    Published: 1 October 2026

  2. May I have your help please? I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 1. 2. 3. In the calendar year of 2025, how many fixed penalty notices for cyclists were issued by officers? 4. 5. A) Please may this be broken down by offence type 6. 1. 2. 3. In the calendar year of 2024, how many fixed penalty notices for cyclists were issued by officers? 4. 5. A) Please may this be broken down by offence type 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. In the calendar year of 2023, how many fixed penalty notices for cyclists were issued by officers? 4. 5. A) Please may this be broken down by offence type 6. 1. 2. 3. In the calendar year of 2022, how many fixed penalty notices for cyclists were issued by officers? 4. 5. A) Please may this be broken down by offence type 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. In the calendar year of 2021, how many fixed penalty notices for cyclists were issued by officers? 4. 5. A) Please may this be broken down by offence type 6.

    Published: 1 October 2026

  3. I would be grateful if you could provide data for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 August 2026 relating to the following offences: 1. Encouraging or assisting serious self-harm, as introduced by the Online Safety Act 2023. 2. Section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 (encouraging or assisting suicide). Requested Information For each of the above offences, please provide annual figures for the period specified, broken down by: * Number of individuals cautioned * Number of individuals charged * Number of individuals prosecuted (i.e., cases brought before a court) * Number of convictions secured (if held by your organisation) Demographic Breakdown Where available, please also provide demographic information for both victims and suspected perpetrators, broken down as follows: Victims * Gender * Age (either exact age or age bands, depending on what is held) Perpetrators / Suspects * Gender * Age (either exact age or age bands) If demographic data is not held for all stages (e.g., cautions vs. prosecutions), please provide it for any stage where it is recorded.

    Published: 1 October 2026

  4. Please provide the following information in relation to police involvement with Emergency Protection Orders (EPOs) under the Children Act 1989: 1. For the calendar years 2023 and 2024, and for the period 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, on how many occasions did police officers attend alongside a local authority Children's Services practitioner for the purpose of assisting with the execution of an Emergency Protection Order under the Children Act 1989? 2. Where this information is recorded, for the same periods, please provide: * the total number of police officers deployed to such attendances; and * the total number of police officer hours spent attending such incidents.

    Published: 30 September 2026

  5. How many times in the last year from the date of this you have requested help from other police forces under the mutual aid system?

    Published: 17 July 2026

  6. In your police force area, how many incidents of "Asian gold theft" have taken place in each of the calendar years, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

    Published: 10 June 2026

  7. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request data regarding burglaries in which heat-based tools (commonly referred to as “Blowtorch burglaries”) were used or suspected. I request the following information: 1) Attempted burglary reports involving use of a blowtorch/cutting torch/oxyacetylene in your area: o Data shown annually from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2025 o Whether the target was commercial or residential. o Whether any areas were flagged internally as repeated targets o Whether there was fire service involvement o The number of incidents resulting in a charge or no suspect identified 2) Whether the force has produced any internal assessments, profiles or briefings relating specifically to burglaries involving heat-based tools during this period 3) Any footage of blowtorch burglary attempts that can be shared, no personal data required. If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to the act. If the exact data requested is not held, please provide the closest available proxy or explain what information is held instead.

    Published: 11 February 2026

  8. Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. For the last 3 full calendar years (2023/24/25) and for as much of 2026 as possible please can you supply: 1. The number of pupils found in school with a weapon or dangerous implement. Please break down according to primary/secondary school. 2. The number and type of weapons or dangerous implements seized from schools. Please break down according to primary/secondary. 3. The number and age of school pupils charged with offences relating to possession of a weapon or dangerous implement. 4. The number who were then prosecuted in court, given a caution or no further action was taken. 5. Of those who were prosecuted, the type of punishment handed down.

    Published: 10 February 2026

  9. I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you provide me with details on the following data surrounding upskirting, under the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019: 1. How many incidents of upskirting were reported to your police force in each of the years 2019-2025, broken down by calendar year 2. How many incidents resulted in an arrest and/or charge? 3. Can you provide data on the approximate age of the victim at the time of the offence (20s, 30s, 40s etc) in each of the years 2019 - 2025? Many thanks

    Published: 10 February 2026

  10. Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information Please consider this email a request under the provisions of the FOIA. I am conducting independent research into the public perception of the nationalities of suspects of Child Sexual Abuse. This request feeds into this research. The request (1) The number of suspects of relevant* child sexual offences sorted by nationality, including 'Unknown' if not linked. (2) The number of suspects of relevant* child sexual offences sorted by ethnicity, including 'Unknown' if not linked. *Relevant are any of the following offences: 017/14      Assault on a male child under 13 by penetration 017/16      Sexual assault on a male child under 13 019/07      Rape of a female aged under 16 019/09      Rape of a male aged under 16 019/11      Attempted rape of a female aged under 16 019/13      Attempted rape of a male aged under 16 019/16      Rape of a female child under 13 by a male 019/17      Rape of a male child under 13 by a male 019/18      Attempted rape of a female child under 13 by a male 019/19      Attempted rape of a male child under 13 by a male 020/04      Assault of a female child under 13 by penetration 020/06      Sexual assault of a female child under 13 You may consider other offences, or less offences. If that is so, please specify that in your response to ensure the figures can be reported on correctly. For nationality, if you're not able to export per individual nationality, you could perhaps consider searching for the 'British' nationality, then providing the figure for 'British', 'Non-british' and 'Unknown'. If you have any questions or require clarification, please do let me know. Desired Format Please return the data in table format, ideally copied in plain text onto the body of an email. Please avoid attachments if you can.

    Published: 10 February 2026