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Rape offences data from 2018 to 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.024119

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please may you provide me with the following statistics on Rape (penetration by a penis).

1. Total number of reported offences from 2018 - present. Broken down by each year, from January - December. For example, 2018 (January - December), 2019 (January - December) 2020 (January - December) 2021 (January - December).

2. The date of each offence

3. Outcome of investigation

Decision

I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) by virtue of the following exemptions:

Section 40(2)(a)(b)(3A)(i)) – Personal Information

Reason for decision

Section 40(2)(a)(b)(3A)(i)) – Personal Information - Under Section 40(2) and (3) of the Act, public authorities are able to withhold information where its release would identify any living individual and breach the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA). I have claimed this exemption because if we were to disclose the number of crimes flagged, broken down by the date of each offence this would present a strong risk of identification of individuals which would breach the right to privacy afforded to persons under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The victims of these offences would not reasonably expect this information to be published by the MPS and I have found that as no prior consent has been given to release this personal data any release would accordingly be unfair. In the case of legitimate processing, it is therefore not appropriate to release this information.

Disclosure

Please find attached information that has been assessed as suitable for disclosure.

Please ensure that the data provided is read in conjunction with the notes page of the attached spreadsheet to ensure correct interpretation of the data provided.