Social media crimes

S Rhosier made this Freedom of Information request to Greater Manchester Police This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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Greater Manchester Police

Please provide, list and detail the following:

1. Between 1 January 2015 to current date (30 October 2019), how many reports of social media crimes such as stalking/harassment/malicious communications/sending offensive & threatening messages over a public electronic communications network such as Twitter or Facebook have been reported to your force?

2. Between 1 January 2015 to current date (30 October 2019), how many reports of social media crimes such as stalking/harassment/malicious communications/sending offensive & threatening messages over a public electronic communications network such as Twitter or Facebook have been resolved and closed?

3. Of such reports, how many were closed on the basis of no case to answer/no crime committed?

4. Of such reports, how many resulted in action being taken against the alleged perpetrators reported?

5. Of such reports, were the victims requested to make statements with a view to prosecution?

6. Of such reports, how many resulted in successful prosecution of the perpetrators?

7. Of such successful prosecutions, were the victim's experiences analysed to inform officers and civilian personnel for future reference of the negative effects of social media crime on the victims?

S Rhosier

Greater Manchester Police

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

 

Further to your recent Freedom of Information Request, please could you
clarify the following and/or provide more detailed information in relation
to your request:

 

·        You have asked for “social media crimes”. This is not a specific
crime type. Please could you refer to the ‘Home Office Counting Rules’ if
there are specific crimes you would like us to search for.

 

·        You have  asked for “public electronic communications network
such as Twitter or Facebook”. Please could you provide a list of keywords
you would like us to search for.

 

 

As a result of seeking this clarification, your request has currently been
placed on hold until I hear back from you. If I don't hear from you by
15/11/19 we will assume you no longer wish to continue with your request
and it will be cancelled accordingly.

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Steve Broadbent

Information Compliance and Records Management Unit

Information Services Branch - Business Operations

Greater Manchester Police

c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS

 

 

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Greater Manchester Police

· You have asked for “social media crimes”. This is not a specific
crime type. Please could you refer to the ‘Home Office Counting Rules’ if
there are specific crimes you would like us to search for.

I specified this in Q2:
2. Between 1 January 2015 to current date (30 October 2019), how many reports of social media crimes such as stalking/harassment/malicious communications/sending offensive & threatening messages over a public electronic communications network such as Twitter or Facebook have been resolved and closed?

· You have asked for “public electronic communications network
such as Twitter or Facebook”. Please could you provide a list of keywords
you would like us to search for.

I specified this in Q2:
2. Between 1 January 2015 to current date (30 October 2019), how many reports of social media crimes such as stalking/harassment/malicious communications/sending offensive & threatening messages over a public electronic communications network such as Twitter or Facebook have been resolved and closed?

I named Twitter and Facebook as examples of social media platforms, not as search terms.

S Rhosier

Greater Manchester Police

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Dear S Rhosier,

Further to your FOI request dated 30/10/19 please refer to the attached documents.

Kind regards

Steve Broadbent
Information Compliance and Records Management Unit
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
Howard Building, Sedgley Park,
Prestwich, , Manchester, M25 0JT
Postal Address: c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2NS

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