Screened out - uninvestigated crimes from 2019 to 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.023315

I note you seek access to the following information:

I would like to know the
a) number and
b) proportion of crimes that were screened out or closed without investigation on the same day that they were reported.

By ‘screened out’ I mean cases where a crime reference was issued but no subsequent investigation or follow-up was ever carried out. This can be after an initial/primary assessment to identify those that are more likely to be solvable.
Please provide data for each of the last three calendar years: 2019, 2020 and 2021.

As well as the totals for each year, please provide a breakdown by offence subgroup showing:

• Homicide
• Violence without injury
• Possession of weapons offences
• Vehicle offences
• Other sexual offences
• Miscellaneous crimes against society
• Rape
• Violence with injury
• Domestic burglary
• Non-domestic burglary
• Robbery
• All other theft offences
• Theft from the person
• Bicycle theft
• Shoplifting
• Fraud offences
• Arson
• Criminal damage
• Public order offences
• Trafficking of drugs
• Possession of drugs

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.