Freedom of Information Request Reference No:
I note you seek access to the following information:
1. How many suspects have absconded from bail - given either by police or courts - in
the last three years, including 2012, 2013 and 2014?
2. How many of that number are wanted in connection with a serious offence ie assault,
robbery, burglary, rape and attempted rape?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
The MPS has interpreted this request as meaning any person who has been bailed from
a police station to attend court, or any person who has been bailed from a court to reattend that court or another court.
Data has been extracted from the Emerald Warrant Management System (EWMS)
database and includes information on Fail to Appear and Bench Warrants where
HMCTS informs the MPS that a warrant has been issued.
The data provided shows all Fail to Appear and Bench Warrants created on EWMS
within the years specified. We should highlight that this includes open and closed
records to give a clearer picture of all warrants issued during that time period
We have included all warrant types and this will include those issued for other
prosecuting agencies such as DWP, Local Authorities and breaches of orders.
Due to the wide definition of "serious" we have disclosed all of the offence types to
provide a fuller answer to your query.
Please find attached information pursuant to your request above.
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The summa ry of FTA & Bench Warrants by the offence catego ry and year of issue , the data was downloaded from
the EWMS database and is current as of midnight 04 /08/2014 . It includes records where suspects have Failed to
Appear and a warrant had been issued . The Emerald Warrant Management System (EWMS) database includes
information on Fail to Appear and Bench Warrants where HMCTS informs the MPS that a warrant has been
issued .
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Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data . It should be
noted that for these reasons this force ' s response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive .
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ABH
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Absconder
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Abstracting Electricity 5 2 1
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Aggravated Vehicle Taking 8 13 10 3 1
Allow to be Carried
6
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Animal Welfare Act 2006 5 7 6 1 8
Anti Social Behaviour Act 10 15 11
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Arson
6
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7
17
ASBO
2
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Assault a Designated Person S 46 Police Reform Act 6 14 5
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Assault by Beating
6 83 89
Assault Designated Person Police Reform Act 2002
9
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Assault Police Sec89 Pol Act 1996 195 194 111 50 0
Assault Police W/I to Resist Arrest S38 OAPA1861 4 6 1 1 1
Assisting an
Offender
2
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Aviation Offences
2
5
7
Bail
Act
36
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Bail Act - Breach of ROB conditions 15 61 38 11 4
Begging
33 53 39 12 5
Blackmail
2
1
2
5
1
Bomb Hoax
Breach of ASBO 55 70 57 18 2
Breach of Combination Order 3
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Breach Of Community Order 69 77 39 18 5
Breach of Curfew 4 14 6 2 4
BREACH OF DRUGS TREATMENT & TESTING ORDER 9 9 4 2 2
Breach Of Licence
1
Breach of Peace 1 1
2
Breach Of Probation Order 2 1
3
Breach of Restraining Order 9 18 23 50
1
Breach of ROSHO
BREACH OF SUPERVISION ORDER 15 12 3 3 0
Breach of Suspended Sentence 11 17 8 36
Breach on Non Molestation Order .
37
36
34
10 7
Burglary - inc attempt
396 386 210 99 2
Burglary of Non-Dwelling Place 1
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Cause & Permit No Insurance
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Child Abduction 2 2
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Child Neglect 11 7 5 23
Common Assault 872 956 544 2372
Communications Act 2003 11 14 7 32
Conspiracy
4
7
5
16
2
Conspire To Money Launder (Gaming Act) 1 1
Copyright Offence
7
6
13
Court Order 17 14 5 36
Criminal Damage 417 477 284 1178
Criminal Damage - W/I to endanger life 2 2
4
Customs and Excise Act 1979 1 1 1
3
Dangerous Condition 3 3 4 1 0
Dangerous Dogs Act 17 29 18 64
Dangerous Driving 26 32 20 78
Deception - obtain property by 2 1
3
Deception - Pecuniary
2
2
7
Defective Tyres 6 1
DHSS
Fraud
9
12
2
23
Disqualified Driving 143 160 100 40 3
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Drive MN Not on a Road
Drive w/out Due Care 29 34 43 10 6
Driving whilst unfit - Drugs
9 15 12 36
Drunk and Disorderly 165 231 122 51 8
Drunk and Incapable 1 4
5
Drunk Offences inc Children 1 1 1
3
DWP OFFENCES 7 2 1 1 0
Education Act 1996 3 8 4 1 5
Enclosed Premises 3 4 7 1 4
Escape from Lawful Custody
1
Excess Alcohol 316 346 186 84 8
Excess Speed
21 21 27 69
Explosive Act Offences 1 1
2
Extradition Act 2003 1 6 4 1 1
Fail To Appear For Jury Se rvice
1
Fail to Attend/ Remain at Required Assessment 88 156 125 36 9
Fail To Comply Road Traffic Sign 3
3
Fail to Comply with Breach of Curfew Order 8 4 1 1 3
Fail to Nominate Driver 22 36 17 7 5
Fail to Notify (Travel O/S UK) Sex Off Act 2003 1 1
2
Fail to Provide Speciman 83 103 51 23 7
Fail To Stop After
RTC
5
4
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14
Fail to Stop ATS
1
Fail To Stop For Police 12 20 17 49
Fail to surrender alcohol in designated place 2 1
3
False Imprisonment 3 1
4
False Instrument - make or
use
9
7
3
19
Fare
Evasion
3
4
3
10
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Football Banning Order 2
2
Football Disorder Act 6 3 3 1 2
Forge ry
14 15 5 34
Fraud Act 2006 131 107 64 30 2
Fraud by Abusing a Position 3 2
5
Fraud by Failing to Disclose Information 6 1 3 1 0
Fraud by False Representation 108 100 45 25 3
Fraud Use/Alter/Allow VEL 1 4 2
7
Gambling Act 2005 27 19 36 8 2
GBH
68
51
31
15 0
Going Equipped 69 55 53 17 7
Gross Indecency 3 1
4
Handling - inc attempt 124 120 89 33 3
Harassment - S 5 25 15 12 5 2
Harassment - S1 8 5 6 1 9
Harassment Order 2
2
Harassment S . 4
18
11
7
36
Harrassmnet - S2 53 55 46 15 4
Highway Obstruction 4 1
5
dentity Cards Act 2006 21 19 3 4 3
mmigrantion Offences 2 4 3
9
mpersonate Police Officer 2 2
4
mportation of Drugs 1 1
2
ndecent Assault 7 10 2 1 9
ndecent Exposure 12 15 10 37
ndecent Images Of Children 5 5 1 1 1
Kerb
Crawling
2
1
3
Kidnapping
1
1
3
5
Licensing Offences - Other
2
1
1
4
Litter
Act
1983
1
1
2
Living of Immoral Earnings 1 1
2
Local Authority Offences
10
7
5
22
2
Locate Trace 2
Malicious Communications Act 1988 10 20 16 4 6
Minor Traffic Offence 36 48 17 10 1
Motor Vehicle Interference 29 38 21 8 8
Murder - inc attempt
1
2
3
No Driving Licence 70 67 54 19 1
No Firearms Certificate
1
No Insurance 401 426 247 1074
No MOT Certificate
1
No Road Fund Licence
1
Non - Molestation Order
1
1
2
Not In Accordance with Driving Licence 13 13 5 3 1
2
Obscene Publication[s] 1 1
Obstruct Police 49 53 32 13 4
1
Offences Under Terrorism Act 2000
Offering to Supply Controlled Drug 1 3 1
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Outraging Public Decency - Common Law
7
11
4
22
PACE
1984
1
1
Perju ry
1
Perverting the Course of Justice 8 11 3 2 2
POA
Sec
1
1
2
1
4
POA
Sec
2
16
3
3
22
POA Sec 3 49 47 24 12 0
POA Sec 4 153 192 136 48 1
POA Sec 4 (Racial) 68 91 67 22 6
POA Sec 4a 52 67 30 14 9
POA Sec 4a (Racial) 54 48 31 13 3
POA Sec 5 238 178 89 50 5
Points & Blades 128 166 80 374
Posses Controlled Drugs 891 976 611 247 8
Posses Drugs W/I to Supply 109 103 74 28 6
Posses Firearm 14 14 11 39
Posses Offensive Weapon 115 118 77 31 0
Possess Firearm Ammunition 2
2
Possessing Firearm (Imitation) 3 4 2
9
Possession of Articles for use in Fraud Act 2006 8 5 3 1 6
7
Possession of Counterfeit money 2 4 1
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 17 35 3 55
Production/Cultivation of Drugs 27 17 13 57
Prostitute - loitering
66 75 51 19 2
Prostitute - soliciting
4
6
6
16
Prostitute - Unlawful Adverstising 8 12 7 27
Protection of Animals Act 1911 1
1
Public Nuisance 6 1
7
Rape - inc attempt 25 14 8 47
Robbery
170 194 101 46 5
RTA - Damage Only
1
RTA - Fail to Stop
2
1
3
2
Sec 50 Police Reform Act 2002 2
Sex Offender - FTR 6 11 4 2 1
Sexual Offences - inc serious 64 60 53 17 7
Sexual Offences Prevention Order
1
Sexual Offender - Fail to Notify change of Address 6 8 5 1 9
Sporting Events Act 1985 2 2 4
8
Squa tt ing
10
17
3
30
Stalking
2
2
Street Trading 3
3
Supply Illegal Goods to Prison 4 3
7
Supplying Drugs 2
2
Taxi Touting
22 28 12 62
TDA
47
61
30
13 8
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 6 2
8
Theft 574 614 348 1536
Theft -Attempt 47 51 28 12 6
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Theft
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22
5
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Theft - Employee
20 25 9 54
Theft - From Motor Vehicle 50 48 30 12 8
Theft -Mobile 55 62 17 134
Theft -Motor vehicle 42 44 21 10 7
Theft
-Person
21
39
60
Theft -Petrol 11 12 6 2 9
Theft - Shoplifting
1347 1516 975 3838
Theft- Making off without payment 17 24 14 5 5
Threaten Violence To Secure Ent ry, Sec 6 CLA 1977 2
2
Threats to Kill 7 11 4 22
Ticket Tout Offence 6 5 5 1 6
Town And Country Planning Offence 1
1
Trade Marks Act 1994 2 3
5
Trading Standards Offence 2 1
3
Truancy
1
1
Unauthorised Demonstrations SOCPA 2005 1 1
2
Using Forced Entry - Criminal Law
Act
3
3
2
8
Using Mobile Phone Whilst Driving 10 6 5 2 1
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 14 26 12 52
Wasting Police Time 3 1 2
6
Witness -Warrant for Arrest 15 14 8 37
Witness Intimidation 8 4 2 1 4
Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO) 3 3
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