Our Ref: 0254.2018-19 Your Ref: Date: 25 June 2018 Civil Disclosure Joint Corporate Legal Services

Claire Wilde

Dear Ms Wilde,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 0254.2018-19

I write in connection with your request for information which was received by North Yorkshire Police on 26 May 2018. I note you seek access to the following information:

For each of the three years (2015, 2016, 2017) could I have:

1. The number of crimes reported, broken down by policing district and by crime type; 2. The number of crimes which resulted in charges, broken down by policing district and by crime type.

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

1. Please find below the number of crimes reported, broken down by crime type and district.

Crime District 2015 2016 2017 Total Arson & Criminal Damage Blank 3 8 6 17 Craven District Council 313 273 254 840 Hambleton District Council 469 494 494 1,457 Harrogate Borough Council 912 1,135 1,280 3,327 Richmondshire District Council 266 221 234 721 Ryedale District Council 244 268 227 739 Scarborough Borough council 1,259 1,257 1,192 3,708 Selby District Council 579 543 630 1,752 York City Council 1,590 1,576 1,580 4,746 Arson & Criminal Damage 5,635 5,775 5,897 17,307

Total Burglary Blank 5 5 5 15 Craven District Council 304 343 270 917 Hambleton District Council 383 302 304 989 Harrogate Borough Council 702 594 719 2,015 Richmondshire District Council 156 173 198 527 Ryedale District Council 193 210 160 563 Scarborough Borough council 688 565 523 1,776 Selby District Council 404 483 575 1,462 York City Council 1,291 980 983 3,254 Burglary Total 4,126 3,655 3,737 11,518 Drug Offences Blank 9 8 12 29 Craven District Council 86 71 62 219 Hambleton District Council 135 102 78 315 Harrogate Borough Council 295 239 278 812 Richmondshire District Council 73 59 52 184 Ryedale District Council 75 68 61 204 Scarborough Borough council 409 416 356 1,181 Selby District Council 180 174 129 483 York City Council 620 437 472 1,529 Drug Offences Total 1,882 1,574 1,500 4,956 Fraud Blank 6 5 3 14 Craven District Council 23 16 27 66 Hambleton District Council 53 46 52 151 Harrogate Borough Council 105 91 107 303 Richmondshire District Council 18 30 31 79 Ryedale District Council 16 18 38 72 Scarborough Borough council 80 87 74 241 Selby District Council 36 42 38 116 York City Council 164 128 144 436 Fraud Total 501 463 514 1,478 Misc Crimes Against Society Blank 5 8 6 19 Craven District Council 40 39 52 131 Hambleton District Council 52 47 72 171 Harrogate Borough Council 86 102 163 351 Richmondshire District Council 33 24 39 96 Ryedale District Council 26 34 34 94 Scarborough Borough council 99 141 139 379 Selby District Council 58 51 80 189 York City Council 142 190 181 513 Misc Crimes Against Society 541 636 766 1,943 Total Possession Of Weapons Blank 2 0 0 2 Craven District Council 1 14 8 23

Hambleton District Council 10 7 16 33 Harrogate Borough Council 35 32 37 104 Richmondshire District Council 11 9 4 24 Ryedale District Council 9 11 11 31 Scarborough Borough council 51 52 69 172 Selby District Council 14 12 24 50 York City Council 49 65 66 180 Possession Of Weapons Total 182 202 235 619 Public Order Offences Blank 3 2 1 6 Craven District Council 38 64 60 162 Hambleton District Council 98 87 93 278 Harrogate Borough Council 185 186 213 584 Richmondshire District Council 45 46 56 147 Ryedale District Council 47 49 51 147 Scarborough Borough council 322 394 392 1,108 Selby District Council 112 96 135 343 York City Council 408 442 418 1,268 Public Order Offences Total 1,258 1,366 1,419 4,043 Robbery Craven District Council 3 4 1 8 Hambleton District Council 5 6 6 17 Harrogate Borough Council 38 19 36 93 Richmondshire District Council 10 4 4 18 Ryedale District Council 4 2 0 6 Scarborough Borough council 44 38 38 120 Selby District Council 5 9 22 36 York City Council 62 58 57 177 Robbery Total 171 140 164 475 Sexual Offences Blank 5 16 14 35 Craven District Council 75 59 77 211 Hambleton District Council 103 100 136 339 Harrogate Borough Council 171 207 258 636 Richmondshire District Council 71 89 79 239 Ryedale District Council 65 102 80 247 Scarborough Borough council 237 278 351 866 Selby District Council 101 115 141 357 York City Council 324 382 422 1,128 Sexual Offences Total 1,152 1,348 1,558 4,058 Theft: All Other Theft Blank 15 18 10 43 Craven District Council 275 291 230 796 Hambleton District Council 414 398 371 1,183 Harrogate Borough Council 841 802 825 2,468 Richmondshire District Council 207 205 256 668

Ryedale District Council 228 208 231 667 Scarborough Borough council 859 831 767 2,457 Selby District Council 429 392 483 1,304 York City Council 1,411 1,215 1,204 3,830 Theft: All Other Theft Total 4,679 4,360 4,377 13,416 Theft: Bicycle Theft Blank 1 0 1 2 Craven District Council 18 18 16 52 Hambleton District Council 21 32 32 85 Harrogate Borough Council 97 173 202 472 Richmondshire District Council 14 20 11 45 Ryedale District Council 17 25 33 75 Scarborough Borough council 122 95 81 298 Selby District Council 66 66 65 197 York City Council 957 977 756 2,690 Theft: Bicycle Theft Total 1,313 1,406 1,197 3,916 Theft: Shoplifting Blank 4 1 0 5 Craven District Council 188 172 157 517 Hambleton District Council 247 247 237 731 Harrogate Borough Council 863 771 942 2,576 Richmondshire District Council 100 84 107 291 Ryedale District Council 85 80 52 217 Scarborough Borough council 835 947 950 2,732 Selby District Council 268 265 376 909 York City Council 1,445 1,503 1,815 4,763 Theft: Shoplifting Total 4,035 4,070 4,636 12,741 Theft: Theft From Person Blank 0 0 1 1 Craven District Council 20 28 28 76 Hambleton District Council 14 24 22 60 Harrogate Borough Council 89 87 80 256 Richmondshire District Council 12 6 8 26 Ryedale District Council 13 12 12 37 Scarborough Borough council 109 76 59 244 Selby District Council 27 25 28 80 York City Council 199 232 162 593 Theft: Theft From Person Total 483 490 400 1,373 Vehicle Offences Blank 6 8 9 23 Craven District Council 175 204 187 566 Hambleton District Council 219 228 209 656 Harrogate Borough Council 362 333 388 1,083 Richmondshire District Council 77 111 116 304 Ryedale District Council 106 101 84 291 Scarborough Borough council 381 280 330 991 Selby District Council 257 220 336 813

York City Council 694 758 599 2,051 Vehicle Offences Total 2,277 2,243 2,258 6,778 Violence Against The Person Blank 8 19 18 45 Craven District Council 388 461 456 1,305 Hambleton District Council 713 806 784 2,303 Harrogate Borough Council 1,300 1,491 1,682 4,473 Richmondshire District Council 378 451 433 1,262 Ryedale District Council 416 417 472 1,305 Scarborough Borough council 2,034 2,259 2,509 6,802 Selby District Council 880 901 992 2,773 York City Council 2,466 2,685 3,093 8,244 Violence Against The Person 8,583 9,490 10,439 28,512 Total Total 36,818 37,218 39,097 113,133

2. Please find below the number of crimes that resulted in charges, broken down by crime type and district.

Crime District 2015 2016 2017 Total Arson & Criminal Damage Craven District Council 21 15 5 41 Hambleton District Council 51 35 17 103 Harrogate Borough Council 77 104 65 246 Richmondshire District Council 25 18 11 54 Ryedale District Council 29 22 15 66 Scarborough Borough council 177 156 131 464 Selby District Council 43 32 32 107 York City Council 168 143 114 425 Arson & Criminal Damage Total 591 525 390 1,506 Burglary Craven District Council 28 25 6 59 Hambleton District Council 26 19 6 51 Harrogate Borough Council 50 26 27 103 Richmondshire District Council 5 8 4 17 Ryedale District Council 12 12 6 30 Scarborough Borough council 97 85 63 245 Selby District Council 25 21 23 69 York City Council 108 72 57 237 Burglary Total 351 268 192 811 Drug Offences Blank 2 3 2 7 Craven District Council 21 20 8 49 Hambleton District Council 35 24 11 70 Harrogate Borough Council 84 86 58 228 Richmondshire District Council 18 25 8 51

Ryedale District Council 20 29 16 65 Scarborough Borough council 151 191 132 474 Selby District Council 45 51 28 124 York City Council 229 177 104 510 Drug Offences Total 605 606 367 1,578 Fraud Blank 0 1 1 2 Craven District Council 2 1 1 4 Hambleton District Council 18 9 6 33 Harrogate Borough Council 27 17 10 54 Richmondshire District Council 6 4 0 10 Ryedale District Council 6 3 3 12 Scarborough Borough council 28 24 15 67 Selby District Council 5 13 3 21 York City Council 38 26 20 84 Fraud Total 130 98 59 287 Misc Crimes Against Society Blank 3 5 1 9 Craven District Council 16 12 13 41 Hambleton District Council 25 14 17 56 Harrogate Borough Council 48 34 27 109 Richmondshire District Council 16 10 6 32 Ryedale District Council 15 14 8 37 Scarborough Borough council 58 56 42 156 Selby District Council 29 22 20 71 York City Council 78 105 42 225 Misc Crimes Against Society Total 288 272 176 736 Possession Of Weapons Craven District Council 1 5 3 9 Hambleton District Council 7 1 6 14 Harrogate Borough Council 23 22 16 61 Richmondshire District Council 5 5 1 11 Ryedale District Council 7 8 6 21 Scarborough Borough council 36 39 37 112 Selby District Council 13 7 11 31 York City Council 30 39 36 105 Possession Of Weapons Total 122 126 116 364 Public Order Offences Blank 2 2 0 4 Craven District Council 16 21 8 45 Hambleton District Council 49 35 21 105 Harrogate Borough Council 91 98 66 255 Richmondshire District Council 27 15 8 50 Ryedale District Council 15 12 12 39 Scarborough Borough council 201 200 138 539 Selby District Council 55 37 34 126 York City Council 192 187 136 515

Public Order Offences Total 648 607 423 1,678 Robbery Craven District Council 1 1 1 3 Hambleton District Council 2 3 2 7 Harrogate Borough Council 10 2 1 13 Richmondshire District Council 6 1 1 8 Scarborough Borough council 19 18 11 48 Selby District Council 2 1 5 8 York City Council 17 17 8 42 Robbery Total 57 43 29 129 Sexual Offences Blank 0 0 2 2 Craven District Council 13 9 7 29 Hambleton District Council 17 22 9 48 Harrogate Borough Council 36 21 17 74 Richmondshire District Council 16 21 4 41 Ryedale District Council 13 31 4 48 Scarborough Borough council 31 46 16 93 Selby District Council 28 15 13 56 York City Council 48 44 25 117 Sexual Offences Total 202 209 97 508 Theft: All Other Theft Blank 2 1 0 3 Craven District Council 7 18 3 28 Hambleton District Council 19 30 13 62 Harrogate Borough Council 58 31 26 115 Richmondshire District Council 9 18 7 34 Ryedale District Council 12 11 11 34 Scarborough Borough council 73 58 44 175 Selby District Council 29 20 21 70 York City Council 70 67 38 175 Theft: All Other Theft Total 279 254 163 696 Theft: Bicycle Theft Craven District Council 0 0 2 2 Hambleton District Council 1 0 1 2 Harrogate Borough Council 1 2 3 6 Scarborough Borough council 12 8 2 22 Selby District Council 0 5 1 6 York City Council 39 36 18 93 Theft: Bicycle Theft Total 53 51 27 131 Theft: Shoplifting Blank 3 0 0 3 Craven District Council 57 40 28 125 Hambleton District Council 98 79 39 216 Harrogate Borough Council 363 260 256 879 Richmondshire District Council 35 31 18 84 Ryedale District Council 29 23 9 61

Scarborough Borough council 453 529 387 1,369 Selby District Council 86 76 104 266 York City Council 587 540 517 1,644 Theft: Shoplifting Total 1,711 1,578 1,358 4,647 Theft: Theft From Person Craven District Council 0 2 0 2 Hambleton District Council 0 1 0 1 Harrogate Borough Council 2 2 1 5 Richmondshire District Council 1 0 0 1 Scarborough Borough council 7 4 5 16 Selby District Council 2 1 0 3 York City Council 3 12 0 15 Theft: Theft From Person Total 15 22 6 43 Vehicle Offences Blank 1 0 1 2 Craven District Council 9 16 3 28 Hambleton District Council 18 7 9 34 Harrogate Borough Council 19 16 12 47 Richmondshire District Council 6 6 9 21 Ryedale District Council 10 3 4 17 Scarborough Borough council 30 29 34 93 Selby District Council 13 9 21 43 York City Council 38 46 27 111 Vehicle Offences Total 144 132 120 396 Violence Against The Person Blank 2 6 4 12 Craven District Council 56 57 41 154 Hambleton District Council 142 168 92 402 Harrogate Borough Council 303 337 230 870 Richmondshire District Council 97 81 60 238 Ryedale District Council 97 80 51 228 Scarborough Borough council 520 608 458 1,586 Selby District Council 159 183 103 445 York City Council 537 583 446 1,566 Violence Against The Person Total 1,913 2,103 1,485 5,501 Total 7,109 6,894 5,008 19,011

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Caroline Williams Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure) Joint Corporate Legal Services

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