Car park car theft statistics (2019 to 2023)

Jamie Dixon made this Freedom of Information request to Wiltshire Police as part of a batch sent to 45 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Jamie Dixon
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Dear Wiltshire Constabulary,

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If any information is unavailable, exempt, or beyond time/cost limits, please disregard these and provide the rest.

1. The total number of car thefts reported in all car parks (public and private) within your police force area for the last five calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023).

2. The total number of car thefts reported in airport car parks within your police force area for the last five calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023), if applicable. This includes any private and public car parks that are predominantly used for long-stay and short-stay airport parking.

3. The total number of car thefts reported in train station car parks within your police force area for the last five calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023), if applicable. This includes any private and public car parks that are predominantly used for train station parking.

4. If possible, a breakdown of the make and model of all car thefts for the three above requests for the last five calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023).

When referring to car theft, I mean offences of taking a motor vehicle without consent under Section 12 of the Theft Act 1968 (outlined here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/th...).

Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dixon

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Force Disclosure Unit,

Dear Jamie,

Ref: FOI 2024/653

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Dear Jamie

 

Please find letter attached.

 

Kind regards

 

Maria Evans (7355)

Decision Maker

 

Force Disclosure Unit

Police Headquarters, London Road, Devizes, Wiltshire
SN10 2DN

 

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