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Request Number: 001123/22
Date of Decision: 11 April 2022
Subject Area: Statistics
Decision: Disclosed
1. How many incidents of stalking have been recorded in your force area in the last three reporting years for which figures are available? If you do not have three years of data, or if providing three years would take too long to collate, please provide the latest 12-month period for which figures are available. I don't mind whether it's financial years, calendar years, or other 12-month periods.
2. How many stalking protection orders have been issued by your police force in the last three reporting years for which figures are available? If you do not have three years of data, or if providing three years would take too long to collate, please provide the latest 12-month period for which figures are available. I don't mind whether it's financial years, calendar years, or other 12-month periods.
3. How many breaches of a stalking protection order have been recorded in your police force area in the last three reporting years for which figures are available? If you do not have three years of data, or if providing three years would take too long to collate, please provide the latest 12-month period for which figures are available. I don't mind whether it's financial years, calendar years, or other 12-month periods.
1. 3,397
2. 6
3. 3
Please note that the above figures have been collated between 1st March 2019 – 28th February 2022.
Please also be aware that 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 systems 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.
Lincolnshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, Lincolnshire Police, PO Box 999, Lincoln LN5 7PH