Drug and alcohol related crime in the Worcester area
Dear West Mercia Police,
Earlier this year, I carried out some research into drug related deaths and discovered that the number of deaths caused by drugs had reached record levels (as of September 2016).
As a result, could you possibly provide with any statistics you have on the number of cases you have dealt with related to the misuse of drugs in the Worcester area over the last two years (2014-16) and whether there has been a noticeable increase/decrease
In addition, could i also request access to the same information information regarding cases of alcohol misuse
Yours faithfully,
Dave Watkins
Dear Mr Watkins
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 7930/16
I write in connection with your request for information received on 7
December 2016.
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on drug and alcohol offences or deaths caused by drugs and alcohol.
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Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 331545 / 331565
Sue Cale
Information Compliance Assistant
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
P O Box 55
Hindlip WR3 8SP
DD 01905 331545 (Ext. 2545)
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Dear Information Compliance West Mercia,
Firstly, thank you very much for your response. I would like to clarify that I would like access to information regarding drug and alcohol related offences as opposed to deaths caused.
Yours sincerely,
Dave Watkins
Dear Mr Watkins
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 7930/16
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
on 7th December and clarified on 8th December 2016. Please find below the
response to your request:
Any statistics you have on the number of drug and alcohol related offences
in the Worcester area over the last two years (2014-16) and whether there
has been a noticeable increase/decrease
REPLY: Please see the attached tables for all offences with a 'drug' or
'alcohol' marker where the 'Location town' was Worcester between
01/01/2014 and 30/11/2016. The offences with a marker have been presented
by year and month, by year and grouped by crimetree and finally by year
and offence description to enable better analysis.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by our
SSI Department is as accurate as possible
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complaint.
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or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.
Yours sincerely
Mrs R Williams
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 331545 / 331565
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Headquarters, PO Box 55, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SP.
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[2]www.warwickshire.police.uk and [3]www.westmercia.police.uk
[4]Join the Special Constabulary and Make the Difference Make the
difference
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please visit,
Warwickshire Police: [5]www.warwickshire.police.uk/specialconstables
West Mercia Police: [6]www.westmercia.police.uk/specialconstables
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