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20 1022 Response OFFICIAL Our Ref: IM-FOI-2020-1022 Date: 16 July 2020 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 I refer to your recent request for information which has been handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. For ease of reference, your request is replicated below together with the response. A three year time period for each area is provided for comparison purposes. Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please provide me with the following: 1. The relevant crime figures in respect of housebreaking on the Isle of Lewis; Table 1: Recorded housebreaking offences on Isle of Lewis 1,2 Calendar Years 2017 - 2020 (up to and including 31st May 2020) Crime bulletin crime type 2017 2018 2019 2020 Theft by housebreaking - domestic property - dwell 1 1 - - Theft by housebreaking - domestic property - non- - 1 1 2 dwell Theft by housebreaking - other property 3 2 1 1 Total 4 4 2 3 All statistics are provisional and should be treated as management information. All data have been extracted from Police Scotland internal systems and are correct as at 25/6/2020. 1. The data was extracted using the crime's raised date and by using SGJD codes 301904, 301905 and 3019046. 2. Specified areas have been selected by selecting the Area Command 'Western Isles' which covers Isle of Lewis. 2. The relevant crime figures in respect of housebreaking on the Cowal Peninsula, relative to two principal areas: Cairndow, Argyll and Clachaig, Argyll and Bute. A check of our systems provides there were no recorded housebreaking crimes in this period. As such, in terms of Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, this represents a notice that the information requested is not held by Police Scotland. scotland.police.uk @PoliceScotland PoliceScotland OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 3. The relevant crime figures in respect of housebreaking in Castle Douglas, Dumfries. Table 3: Recorded housebreaking offences in Castle Douglas 1,2 Calendar Years 2017 - 2020 (up to and including 31st May 2020) Crime bulletin crime type 2017 2018 2019 2020 Theft by housebreaking - domestic property - dwell - 1 - - Theft by housebreaking - other property 1 1 - - Total 1 2 0 0 All statistics are provisional and should be treated as management information. All data have been extracted from Police Scotland internal systems and are correct as at 25/6/2020. 1. The data was extracted using the crime's raised date and by using SGJD codes 301904, 301905 and 3019046. 2. Specified areas have been selected using GIS Mapping. Should you require any further assistance please contact Information Management - Highland & Islands Divisional Headquarters on 01463 720508, quoting the reference number given. If you are dissatisfied with the way in which Police Scotland has dealt with your request, you are entitled, in the first instance, to request a review of our actions and decisions. Your request must specify the matter which gives rise to your dissatisfaction and it must be submitted within 40 working days of receiving this response - either by email to [email protected] or by post to Information Management (Disclosure), Police Scotland, Clyde Gateway, 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, G40 4EH. If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of that review, you are thereafter entitled to apply to the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner within six months for a decision. You can apply online, by email to [email protected] or by post to Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. Should you wish to appeal against the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner's decision, there is an appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law only. As part of our commitment to demonstrate openness and transparency in respect of the information we hold, an anonymised version of this response will be posted to the Police Scotland Freedom of Information Disclosure Log in seven days' time. scotland.police.uk @PoliceScotland PoliceScotland OFFICIAL .
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