Freedom of Information Request Reference No: I note you seek access to the following information: Can you please provide the following information, for the offences of Robbery (from person), theft from person, theft 'snatch' and other theft: 1) The total number of offences recorded with an initial classification in each category, shown month by month, covering the period September 2009 to September 2013. 2) The total number of offences with a confirmed classification in each category, shown month by month, covering the period September 2009 to September 2013. 3) The total number of suspects charged for each category of offence, shown month by month, covering the period September 2009 to September 2013. Decision I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find attached information pursuant to your request above. Please note the following context with which to review the statistics 1) The total number of offences recorded with an initial classification in each category, shown month by month, covering the period September 2009 to September 2013. The Home Office makes no distinction between the recording of pick pocketing or theft snatch in its coding. There is either, robbery where force is used on a person to facilitate the theft, or a theft person, where force is not used on the person to facilitate the theft but they were present at the time of the theft. The Home office in July 2013 Theft from the person - Information pack for partners 'Theft from person' covers theft (including attempts) of item or items (e.g. handbag, wallet, cash, phone) directly from the victim, but without the use of physical force against the victim, or the threat of it. It broadly breaks down into two types: Snatch theft - where there may be an element of force involved but this is just enough to snatch the property away - for example taking a bag cleanly from a shoulder; and
Stealth theft (e.g. pickpocketing) - where no force is used and the victim is unaware of the incident Please note that crime allegations are recorded in compliance with the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS). This means that some allegations are initially reported as crimes that on further investigation are found not to be. For example we receive many reports of stolen mobile phones over every weekend, a large proportion of these turn out to have been lost, and following police checks, found at the last venue the informant attended rather than stolen. 2) The total number of offences with a confirmed classification in each category, shown month by month, covering the period September 2009 to September 2013. By the same token some crimes initially classified as one type are re classified as another on further investigation or supervisor intervention. For example robbery confirmed figures are higher than those for initially reported, because theft persons or other theft on further investigation / review are changed to robbery in compliance with NCRS. Similarly from April 2012 the number of theft person confirmed offences has been higher than initial classification, for the same reason. As noted in the context for question 1 the re-classification of allegations of theft to non crime because of the items being found or other, investigated, reason, coupled with the re classifications from one crime type to another are reflected in the other theft confirmed offences figures being lower than the initial classifications. 3) The total number of suspects charged for each category of offence, shown month by month, covering the period September 2009 to September 2013. The figures recorded for the month do not wholly relate to the confirmed offences figures for the same month. This is because the initial classification and the confirmation of the offence occur within the month. The charging for an offence can occur anytime from within the month to whenever a suspect is apprehended and charged. Charging of an offender is not a police role, the CPS makes the final decision as to whether to charge and prosecute. There are also available to the police, created by government and sanctioned by the CPS, other detection sanction, which are not included in the statistics, reported here.
However, as a rolling average the reported statistics for people proceeded against with a charge / summons evidence the level of activity within the narrow band of criteria selected. Territorial Policing Command
TOTAL POLICIN G Initial Classifications, Confirmed Offences and People Charged for Robbery of Personal Property, Theft from Person and Other Theft. For the period 01/09/2009 to 30/09/2013 inclusive. Protective Marking Suitable for Publication Scheme Ye s Ad-Hoc Reference Number 46042 N ot P rotectively M arked FOIA/MOPC Ref Number Initial Classifications, Confirmed Offences and People Charged for Robbery of Summary Personal Property, Theft from Person and Other Theft. For the perio d 01/09/2009 to 30/09/2013 inclusive. Creating Branch / Directorate DOI Reporting Service s Date Created 24/12/201 3 Review Date 01/04/201 6 This report uses LIVE DATA extracted from MetM IS Date Live data was extracted : 24/ 1 2/20 1 3 The data in this report reflects live data which may be subject to small changes over tim e Need to request some more data? Submit a new FOI request here if you are external to the MPS Submit a new FOI request here if you are internal to the MPS roiice torces in the unitea Kingaom are routinely requirea to proviae crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figure s are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force 's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive. Last Refresh Date : 24/12/2013 Doi Reporting Se rvices - 783131 Data is subject to daily change Ad-Hoc Req : 46042 If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk O MOPAC 2013
Notes TOTAL POLICIN G Data was extracted from MetMIS on 24/12/201 3 Initial Classifications are a count of crime records by what the alleged offence is. No confirmation has taken place. Confirmed Classifiactions are a count of all classifications on a crime record that have had their classisfication confirmed by a supervisor. People Proceeded Against with a Charge is a count of all Accused Screens on the crime records where there is a proceedings code of AA (Charge), A B (Summons), AF (First time Charge), AS (Second time Charge) or AT (Third time or more Charge). AF, AS and AT were replace by AA in Oct 2010. Robbery Personal Property is defined by HO codes 034/01 and 034/02 where the property belongs to the victim and not a business or corporate body. Theft Person is defined by HO Code 039/00. The Home Office makes no distinction between theft person by means of 'snatch' and theft person by means of 'picking pockets'. Other Theft is defined by the HO Codes : 040/00 041/00 042/00 043/00 047/00 049/00 049/10 049/11 049/12 049/13 049/99 053/2 5 Initial Classifications and Offences are counted by the recorded date. People Proceeded Against with a charge are counted by the date that the charge result was entered onto the crime record - this may be a substantial amount of time after the recorded date, and so may refer to offences committed in previous months. Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the sys tems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive. Last Refresh Date : 24/12/2013 Doi Report ing Se rvices - 783131 Data is subject to daily change Ad-Hoc Req : 46042 If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk O MOPAC 2013 130/02
- - - TOTAL POL ICI NG Initial Classifications. Confirmed Offences and People Charged for Robbe ry of Personal Property, Theft from Person and Other Theft. For the pe ri od 07 / 09/2009 to 30/09/2073 inclusive. Initial Classifications 2009 20 1 0 September October November December January Februa March April May June July August September October November Other T heft 11 362 1 2421 1 21 28 11 24 7 111 63 11 24 6 1 3051 1 23 1 7 1 2 1 66 1 2559 1 3479 11 888 1 2520 1 3309 1 3323 Theft Person 2717 3142 3258 2975 2844 2866 3321 2933 2889 2878 2997 2828 3024 3208 3343 Robbery Pers onal Property 2020 22 45 203 1 1 98 1 2 1 62 2238 274 9 2369 26 14 2443 2283 1 989 2238 2470 2411 Confi rmed Offences 2009 201 0 September October November December January February Marc h April May Ju n e July August September October November Oth er T h eft 9833 10750 10563 9911 9646 9818 11627 10794 10785 10971 11709 10361 11008 11645 11743 T h eft Pe rs o n 2588 2979 3175 2882 2689 2751 3127 2712 2774 2705 2898 2639 2806 3113 319 6 Pers o n alprooe rtv 2255 2586 2287 2292 2476 2594 3142 2721 2967 2706 2604 2280 2521 2708 266 6 People P ro ceeded Agai nst wi th a Charge/Summons Se tem Other The ft 298 T heft Person 69 30 529 372 555 I 733 0 I 528 66 I 3 60 I 308 63 76 67 7 4 I 538 41 8 412 39 1 336 46 9 5 01 I 40293 3 I 2 55 46 I 07 Po lice forces in the U nited King do m are routinely req uire d to provid e crime statistics t o g overnment bod ies an d the reco rd ing criteria is set tio nally. H owever, the systems used fo r reco rd ing these figures are not generic, nor are the p roce dures use d locally in capturing the crime da It should be n oted that for these reaso ns this force's res ponse to yo ur q uestio ns sho uld not be use d for com paris on purposes with any other res po nse yo u may receive. 35 470 0 605 609 58 76 3 503 424 538 550 55 7 Last Refresh Date : 24/72/2073 Doi Re po rting Services - 783737 D ata is su b ject to d aily change Ad -H oc Req : 46042 If y ou have any q ueries w ith this report, p lease contact the Helpd esk O MOPAC 2013
20 1 1 December Janua Februa March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May 9764 1 0691 1 0395 11 9 1 3 1 0820 1 2 1 71 1 2 1 64 11 780 111 22 1 011 2 1111 6 114 89 1 07 1 9 11 064 1 0 1 05 1 2426 1 08 1 9 11 998 2947 3030 3037 3300 3137 3535 3523 3447 2777 3009 3598 4218 3624 3660 3373 4177 3521 401 8 2501 3080 2936 3157 3154 3595 3239 3321 2804 2607 2930 3154 2680 2782 2682 3207 2865 291 8 Last Refresh Date : 24/72/2073 Doi Re po rting Services - 783737 D ata is su b ject to d aily change Ad -H oc Req : 46042 If y ou have any q ueries w ith this report, p lease contact the Helpd esk O MOPAC 2013
2012 Ju ne July August September October November December Ja n uar 13652 14363 13676 12468 13859 13526 13324 1249 1 3242 3267 3172 2881 3559 3715 3787 3431 2322 2247 1994 2053 2096 2393 2235 2125 2013 :brua March April May June July August Septeml 1 1 988 1 2560 1 2087 11 939 11 832 1 2595 11 836 11 3 1 ' 3374 3270 3143 3040 3292 3379 3665 3228 1 849 1 933 1 691 1 832 1 890 2077 20 1 3 2020 2012 2013 Ju ne July August September October November December January February March April May Ju ne July August Septem l 11051 11820 11211 10083 11271 10956 10867 10217 9728 10025 9698 9619 9518 10359 9519 9088 4129 4037 3904 3521 4386 4618 4733 4121 4118 4089 3775 3591 3922 3853 4291 3857 2884 2899 2596 2592 2699 2938 2740 2567 2210 2428 2105 2285 2282 2601 2496 238 6 Last Refresh Date : 24/72/2073 Doi Re po rting Services - 783737 D ata is su b ject to d aily change Ad -H oc Req : 46042 If y ou have any q ueries w ith this report, p lease contact the Helpd esk O MOPAC 2013