Data for corrosive substance related violence and robbery from January 2021 to January 2024
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.036082
I note you seek access to the following information:
My request concerns police-recorded offences involving a corrosive substance. Could you please send me the following information:
- The number of violence against the person offences involving a corrosive substance that were recorded in each month in 2021, 2022 and 2023, plus January 2024 if available.
- The number of robbery offences involving a corrosive substance that were recorded in each month in 2021, 2022 and 2023, plus January 2024 if available.
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Q1 - The number of violence against the person offences involving a corrosive substance that were recorded in each month in 2021, 2022 and 2023, plus January 2024 if available.
| A count of Corrosive Substance related Violence Against the Person Offences Recorded between January 2021 to January 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Month | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| January | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| February | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| March | 11 | 3 | 7 | |
| April | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| May | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| June | 6 | 16 | 6 | |
| July | 4 | 10 | 12 | |
| August | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
| September | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| October | 11 | 7 | 10 | |
| November | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
| December | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| Grand Total | 89 | 99 | 99 | 8 |
Q2 - The number of robbery offences involving a corrosive substance that were recorded in each month in 2021, 2022 and 2023, plus January 2024 if available.
| A count of Corrosive Substance related Robbery Offences Recorded between January 2021 to January 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Month | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| March | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| April | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| May | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| June | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| July | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| August | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| September | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| November | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| December | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 16 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
Please note the following criteria used:
Definition: A count of Corrosive Substance related Violence Against the Person Offences and Robbery Offences.
The Major Crime Category was set to be either:
- Violence Against the Person
- Robbery
The Feature Code was set to be either:
- CA – Noxious or corrosive gas, including aerosol, used.
- CB – Noxious or corrosive gas used, e.g., acid thrown.
- CF – Noxious or corrosive substance threatened or carried.