FOI REF: FOI-2023-1498
You asked
The below pertains to recent legislation updates with regards to non-fatal strangulation and non-fatal suffocation in the Domestic Abuse Act (2021, section 70) and the Serious Crime Act (2015, section 75A). Please provide the following information:
1. The number of offences currently recorded as non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by age and sex of the victim.
2. The number of offences currently recorded as non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by age and sex of the principal suspect/defendant.
3. The number of offences currently recorded as non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7th June 2022 to 6th June 2023, by relationship of victim to principal suspect.
4. The number of offences currently recorded as non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by Police Force Area.
5. The number of offences currently recorded as non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by outcome for principal suspect.
6. The number of suspects convicted of non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by type of sentence and sex of suspect.
7. The number of suspects remanded in custody or remanded on bail for non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by sex of suspect.
8. The number of suspects directed to appear at the Magistrates Court for non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by sex of suspect.
9. The number of suspects directed to appear at the Crown Court for non-fatal strangulation and/or non-fatal suffocation (separated, if possible, but combined if not possible) as per section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in England and Wales from 7 June 2022 to 6 June 2023 by sex of suspect.
We said
Thank you for your request.
We publish statistics based primarily on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime from the Home Office. Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation (Section 75(A) Serious Crime Act) comes under the offence category '8N - Assault with injury'. We publish data for 'Assault with injury' in our Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables and in the Nature of violent crime appendix tables. However, unfortunately we do not hold data broken down by the specific offences within this crime category.
As the Home Office supply us with police record crime data, they may be able to assist you further regarding the number of recorded offences by type of offence. They can be contacted at CrimeandPoliceStats@homeoffice.gov.uk.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are primarily responsible for collating data on offenders and may also be able to assist you with your questions relating to suspects. They can be contacted via ESD@justice.gov.uk.
Additionally, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) publish overall prosecution figures, which may be helpful for you. They can be contacted at enquiries@cps.gov.uk.
If you have any queries about ONS data, the ONS Centre for Crime and Justice can be contacted at CrimeStatistics@ons.gov.uk.