Car thefts (2019 to 2023)
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 within your police force area for the last five calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023). I do not require information on all vehicle thefts, just passenger cars.
2. Please could you also split this data by make and model of each stolen car, and by the colour of each stolen car, where available.
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
Dear Jamie,
Ref: FOI 2024/678
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Kind regards,
Force Disclosure Unit
Wiltshire Police HQ, London Road, Devizes, SN10 2DN
Good morning Jamie,
Please see attached response letter relevant to your Freedom of
Information request, dated 22nd July.
If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you can request an
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Abbie Standidge
FDU Decision Maker (9739)
Force Disclosure Unit
Wiltshire Police HQ London Rd, Devizes SN10 2DN
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