Gay Hate Crime Statistics

George Walker made this Freedom of Information request to West Yorkshire Police

The request was refused by West Yorkshire Police.

From: George Walker

26 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to request the following information:

1) How many homophobic hate crimes have been committed in 2009 to
date?

2) How many homophobic hate crimes have been reported for each year
for the past five years in West Yorkshire?

3) How many homophobic hate crimes have been reported this year and
for the past five years in the Huddersfield area?

4) How many people have been sentenced for homophobic hate crimes
in West Yorkshire each year over the past three years?

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

George Walker

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West Yorkshire Police

27 October 2009

Attachment Freedom of Information Letter Accepting Request 72057594038026809.pdf
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Please find attached an acknowledgement of your Freedom Of Information request
Regards
Bronwen Salmon
Freedom of Information Team West Yorkshire Police
01924 292719
01924 292202

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West Yorkshire Police

10 November 2009

Dear Mr Walker
Regarding your FOI request received by West Yorkshire Police on the 27th October and listed below.

The department which collates statistics in respect of crimes and incidents has asked that I seek
clarification from yourself regarding what you require. Your request asks for homophobic hate 'crimes'
however West Yorkshire Police routinely analyse hate 'incident' statistics as many of the incidents may
not necessarily result in a recordable crime. Please can you advise whether you would like statistics for
all homophobic hate 'incidents' or just recordable crimes.

Please be advised that if we do not hear from yourself in 60 working days from today your request will
be withdrawn.

Many Thanks,

Mrs L Ratcliff
FOI Team
West Yorkshire Police

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I would like to request the following information:

1) How many homophobic hate crimes have been committed in 2009 to
date?

2) How many homophobic hate crimes have been reported for each year
for the past five years in West Yorkshire?

3) How many homophobic hate crimes have been reported this year and
for the past five years in the Huddersfield area?

4) How many people have been sentenced for homophobic hate crimes
in West Yorkshire each year over the past three years?

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From: George Walker

10 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your response. I'm sorry if I was not originally
clear enough in my questions.
I would like to know the number of homophobic hate 'incidents' and
the number of homophobic hate crimes as two seperate statistics.
Thank you for your help and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

George Walker

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From: George Walker

14 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your response. Could you please give me information
for 'hate incidents', including those deemed to be crimes
(basically, just hate incidents and crimes grouped together as one
number.)
Many thanks for your help.

Yours faithfully,

George Walker

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From: George Walker

20 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Could I confirm that my request about information on gay hate
crimes is being processed?

Yours faithfully,

George Walker

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West Yorkshire Police

20 November 2009

Dear Mr Walker,

Thank you for your correspondence regarding your Freedom of Information request. I can confirm that
your request is currently being dealt with by the Freedom of Information team and we will endavour
to have a response sent out to you as soon as possible.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,

Bronwen Salmon
Freedom of Information
West Yorkshire Police

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26 November 2009

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From: George Walker

26 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would certainly still like my request to be processed.

I apologise if my clarifications conflicted. My last clarification:
'Could you please give me information for 'hate incidents',
including those deemed to be crimes(basically, just hate incidents
and crimes grouped together as one number.)'
is the one to follow.

I have now been waiting over a month for this data.

Yours faithfully,

George Walker

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West Yorkshire Police

26 February 2010

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Please find our response to your request
attached letter of response here
Regards
Bronwen Salmon
Freedom of Information Team West Yorkshire Police
01924 292719
01924 292202

FOI COMPLAINT RIGHTS.doc
Walker 1-98873 final response.bs AMEND.doc

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