I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to request the number of reported incidents involving a citizens arrests (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 24A) between 2019 and June 2025 As part of this request, I would like the information to be broken down into the following; i) The number of reported incidents involving a citizen's arrests, broken down into years (e.g. 2019, 2020, 2021 etc) ii) The number of reported incidents involving citizens arrests broken down by arrest types (shoplifting, assault, etc) for each year between 2019 and 2025 iii) The number of reported incidents involving citizens arrests carried out by individuals with a Security Industry Authority license, for each year between 2019 and 2025 iv) The number of reported incidents involving citizen arrests that have resulted in the arrested individual being formally charged with a crime for each year between 2019 and 2025. v) Additionally, I'd like to know how citizen arrests are tracked in official statistics by the City of London police, including which forms are used to log them. Please present the information in Excel format.
Published: 15 July 2025
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am conducting a comprehensive analysis of sexual offences. To facilitate this, I kindly request detailed police-recorded data on all sexual offences for the most recent 12-month period, if available, for the most recent full reporting year, and the last 10 years. 1. Offence categories – e.g., rape, sexual assault (by penetration), sexual assault (non‑penetrative), grooming, online sexual crimes, etc. 2. Geographic breakdown – by policing divisions or lower (e.g., county, borough, LPA). 3. Victim and perpetrator demographics: ◦ Age group (e.g., 0–10, 11–17, 18–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60 +). ◦ Gender. ◦ Race and self-defined ethnicity (including subcategories, e.g., British‑Pakistani, White‑British, etc.). ◦ Nationality (specify if naturalised; where available, indicate country of birth). 4. Relationship between perpetrator and victim (e.g., family member, acquaintance, stranger, partner, authority figure). 5. Location of incident (e.g., home, public space, school, online). 6. Offender criminal history (e.g., first-time offender or previous convictions). 7. Optional: Outcome of the case (e.g., charge, conviction, no further action). I understand that some categories may not be recorded or complete breakdowns may not be available. If this is the case, please specify what is available and advise on recommended routes for missing data (e.g., MoJ, NCA, CPS).
Published: 15 July 2025
