Police Issued Cautions for the 2018 Calendar Year

Summary

The request sought statistics on police cautions issued by the Isle of Man Constabulary in 2018, broken down by offence and department. The authority disclosed that only 'Caution by Police' data was provided, detailing 14 pages of results across various categories including assault, burglary, and driving offences.

Key Facts

• The response covers cautions issued between 1st January and 31st December 2018.
• Data is limited to 'Caution by Police' and excludes cautions issued by the Attorney General or Department of Social Care.
• Police cautions include three result descriptions: Caution, YJT - Final Warning, and YJT – Reprimand.
• The data is broken down by offence category and the specific police department issuing the caution (e.g., SNPT, RPU, FPU).
• The response was finalized and sent on 10th January 2019.

Data Disclosed

• 2018
• 14 pages
• 2 documents
• 1st January - 31 December 2018
• 2019-01-10
• 2019-01-02
• 36 (Common Assault total)
• 146 (Drive Without Due Care total)
• 32 (Criminal Damage total)
• 11 (Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicle total)

Original Request

I request information on police cautions issued during the calendar year 2018 (1st January - 31 December 2018 inclusive) viz: How many cautions were issued by the IOM Constabulary during that period (the answer to be broken down by offence, and where known, the issuing 'Department' (e.g. SNPT, RPU etc)? The information I seek relates to those cautions issued in the specified time period irrespective of when the offence for which the caution was issued took place.

Data Tables (11)

Full Response Text

FOI 691466 Police Cautions in 2018 Information request Our reference: 691466

Request the following information on police cautions issued during the calendar year 2018 (1st January - 31 December 2018 inclusive) viz:
 How many cautions were issued by the IOM Constabulary during 2018 (the answer to be broken down by offence, and where known, the issuing 'Department' (e.g. SNPT, RPU etc)? This relates to cautions issued in the specified time period, irrespective of when the offence for which the caution was issued took place. Results During 2018 cautions were recorded by the police being issued from three sources: Caution by Police, Caution by Attorney General and Caution by Department of Social Care. Only Caution by Police results are detailed in this response. Where the source was Caution by Police, there were three result descriptions used: Caution, YJT - Final Warning and YJT – Reprimand (the latter two both counting as Police cautions). On following pages are results broken down by offence cautioned (grouped by general category) and Department dealing. FOI 691466 Police Cautions in 2018 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section FPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Assault ACTUAL BODILY HARM

1

1 1 3 ASSAULT ON FEMALE

1

1 COMMON ASSAULT

1

23 3 2 7 36 HARASSMENT OF PERSON

1 1 1 3 Police Offences ASSAULT ON PEACE OFFICER

8

8 ASSISTING OFFENDERS

1

1 OBSTRUCT POLICE OFFICER

2

2 RESIST ARREST

1

1 Burglary Dwelling BURGLARY (DWELLING)

1
1 Damage Other ARSON WITH INTENT TO DAMAGE/DESTROY PROPERTY

1

1 CRIMINAL DAMAGE

21 1 7 3 32 Damage to Motor Vehicle CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLE

9 2

11 Deception COMMIT FRAUD BY MAKING A FALSE REPRESENTATION

1

1 MAKE OR SUPPLY AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN FRAUD

2

2 UTTERING WITH INTENT TO DECEIVE

1

1 Driving Offences AID, ABET, PERMIT INSURANCE OFFENCE

1

1 CARRY PASSENGERS WAY POSSIBLY CAUSE DANGER

2

2 CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM BY DRIVING WITHOUT DUE CARE AND ATTENTION OR WITHOUT REASONABLE CONSIDERATION

1 1 DEFECTIVE TYRE - VEHICLE/TRAILER

1

1 DRIVE WITHOUT DUE CARE AND ATTENTION

2

33 56 15 22 18 146 cont’d… DRIVING WITHOUT A DRIVING LICENCE

2 9 3 3 1 18 FOI 691466 Police Cautions in 2018 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section FPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Driving Offences cont’d DRIVING/USING WITHOUT INSURANCE

3 3

1 7 EXCEEDING STATUTORY SPEED LIMIT

5 1 9
15 FAIL TO MAINTAIN OBLIGATORY LIGHTS ON VEHICLE

1 1 FAIL TO NOTIFY CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

3

3 FAIL TO PRODUCE DRIVING LICENCE

1

1 FAIL TO PRODUCE INSURANCE

1

1 FAIL TO SET HANDBRAKE - LEAVE VEHICLE

1 2 1

1 5 FAILING TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC SIGN

3 15 1 4
23 FAILING TO EXHIBIT VEHICLE LICENCE

1 1

2 FAILING TO REPORT ACCIDENT

2

2 FAILING TO STOP AFTER ACCIDENT

1

1 FRAUDULENT USE OF REGISTRATION MARK

1

1 KEEP/USE UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE

9 2 2 3 16 LEAVE MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING

2

2 PARKING IN A DANGEROUS POSITION

1 1
2 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OFFENCE (MOVING)

1

1 PROVISIONAL LICENCE HOLDER - NO 'L' PLATES

1

1

2 R PLATES OFFENCE

2

2 SEAT BELT OFFENCE - WEARING

2

3
5 cont’d… STOP WITHIN CONTROLLED AREA OF PUFFIN CROSSING

1

1 FOI 691466 Police Cautions in 2018 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section FPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Driving Offences cont’d TYRE TREAD BELOW MINIMUM REQUIREMENT - VEHICLE/TRAILER

1

1 USE MOBILE PHONE WHILST DRIVING

1 1

2 VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM OFFENCE

1

1 VEHICLE IN DANGEROUS CONDITION

2 4

1
7 VEHICLE TYRE OFFENCE

9 2

11 VEHICLE WEIGHT OFFENCE

2

1 3 VEHICLE WITH INSECURE OR DANGEROUS LOAD

1

1 2 Drug Offences CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS

3

3 PERMIT USE OF PREMISES FOR SMOKING CANNABIS

1

1 POSSESSION OF CLASS A DRUGS

9

1
10 POSSESSION OF CLASS B DRUGS

1

2
5 37 2 3 6 56 POSSESSION OF CLASS C DRUGS

11 1

1 13 PRODUCTION OF CLASS B DRUGS

3

3 Firearms Offences BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF FIREARM CERTIFICATE

1
1 POSSESS REGULATED WEAPON WITHOUT CERTIFICATE

1
1 POSSESSION OF IMITATION FIREARM

1

1 POSSESSION OF PART 1 FIREARM WITHOUT CERT.

1

1

FOI 691466 Police Cautions in 2018 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section FPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Government Offences BREACH OF FIRE REGULATIONS 1

1 COMPUTER SECURITY ACT 1992

1
1 CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFENCE(S) (INC. V.A.T.)

1

1 DATA PROTECTION ACT 2002

1

1 PUBLIC HEALTH OFFENCE(S)

1

1 Highway Offences UNAUTHORISED VEHICLE ON CLOSED ROADS

1 1 Licensing Offences DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR ON LICENSED PREMISES

13

2 2 17 DRUNK AND DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR

26 4 3 2 35 DRUNK AND INCAPABLE

1 1

1 3 DRUNK AND INDECENT

1

1 DRUNK IN CHARGE OF CHILD UNDER 10 YEARS

1
1 ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT LICENCE 1

1 FOUND DRUNK

3 3

6 PURCHASING INTOXICANTS FOR UNDER AGE PERSON(S

1 1 SELL LIQUOR WITHOUT LICENCE 1

1 Livestock Offences DOG CAUSING A NUISANCE / ANNOYANCE

1

2 3 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

1
1 DOG WORRYING LIVESTOCK

1

1 NO DOG LICENCE

1

1 PERMIT DOG TO BE AT LARGE

1 1 1
3 WILDLIFE ACT

1 1 Public Order Act PROVOKING BEHAVIOUR

9 1 2 1 13 SEC1 AFFRAY - USES VIOLENCE OR THREATENS VIOLENCE

2 1

2 5 SEC3 HARASSMENT, ALARM OR DISTRESS

11 3 4 1 19 FOI 691466 Police Cautions in 2018 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section FPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Theft ABSTRACTION OF ELECTRICITY

1

1 BEING CARRIED IN VEHICLE TAKEN W/O CONSENT

1
1 HANDLING STOLEN GOODS

1 1 TAKING CONVEYANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE

2

2 THEFT (FROM EMPLOYER)

5

5 THEFT (FROM SHOP)

10 1 1 1 13 THEFT (UNCLASSIFIED)

6 4 4
14 THEFT OF MOBILE PHONE

1 1 THEFT OF PEDAL CYCLE

2

2 Child Offences CRUELTY/NEGLECT TO PERSONS UNDER 16 YEARS

1

1 Offensive Weapon POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED ARTICLE

3

3
6 POSSESSION OF OFFENSIVE WEAPON - PUBLIC PLACE

2 1

3 Communic- ations Offence USING TELEPHONE SYSTEM TO ANNOYANCE ETC

2

2 Grand Total

3 3 2 2 2 53 366 72 87 64 654

Isle of Man Constabulary Freedom of Information Department of Home Affairs Headquarters Tromode Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM2 5PA Tel: +44(0)1624631394 Email: Mark.Britton@gov.im Our ref: 691466 10 January 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 2 January 2019 and which states:

"I request information on police cautions issued during the calendar year 2018 (1st January - 31 December 2018 inclusive) viz: How many cautions were issued by the IOM Constabulary during that period (the answer to be broken down by offence, and where known, the issuing 'Department' (e.g. SNPT, RPU etc)? The information I seek relates to those cautions issued in the specified time period irrespective of when the offence for which the caution was issued took place."

Results During 2018 cautions were recorded by the police being issued from three sources: Caution by Police, Caution by Attorney General and Caution by Department of Social Care. Only Caution by Police results are detailed in this response. Where the source was Caution by Police, there were three result descriptions used: Caution, YJT - Final Warning and YJT – Reprimand (the latter two both counting as Police cautions). On following pages are results broken down by offence cautioned (grouped by general category) and Department dealing. PPU = Public Protection Unit RPU = Roads Policing Unit C/N/W/S NPT’s = Central, Northern, Western and Southern Neighbourhood Policing Team Cautioning by the Constabulary is an alternative to prosecution and each case is dealt with on its merits and in line with Policy. Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section PPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Assault ACTUAL BODILY HARM

1

1 1 3 ASSAULT ON FEMALE

1

1 COMMON ASSAULT

1

23 3 2 7 36 HARASSMENT OF PERSON

1 1 1 3 ASSAULT ON PEACE OFFICER

8

8 Police Offences ASSISTING OFFENDERS

1

1 OBSTRUCT POLICE OFFICER

2

2 RESIST ARREST

1

1 Burglary Dwelling BURGLARY (DWELLING)

1

1 Damage Other ARSON WITH INTENT TO DAMAGE/DESTROY PROPERTY

1

1 CRIMINAL DAMAGE

21 1 7 3 32 Damage to Motor Vehicle CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLE

9 2

11 Deception COMMIT FRAUD BY MAKING A FALSE REPRESENTATION

1

1 MAKE OR SUPPLY AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN FRAUD

2

2 UTTERING WITH INTENT TO DECEIVE

1

1 Driving Offences AID, ABET, PERMIT INSURANCE OFFENCE

1

1 CARRY PASSENGERS WAY POSSIBLY CAUSE DANGER

2

2 CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM BY DRIVING WITHOUT DUE CARE AND ATTENTION OR WITHOUT REASONABLE CONSIDERATION

1 1 DEFECTIVE TYRE - VEHICLE/TRAILER

1

1 DRIVE WITHOUT DUE CARE AND

2

33 56 15 22 18 146 ATTENTION DRIVING WITHOUT A DRIVING LICENCE

2 9 3 3 1 18 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section PPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total DRIVING/USING WITHOUT INSURANCE

3 3

1 7 Driving Offences cont’d EXCEEDING STATUTORY SPEED LIMIT

5 1 9

15 FAIL TO MAINTAIN OBLIGATORY LIGHTS ON VEHICLE

1 1 FAIL TO NOTIFY CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

3

3 FAIL TO PRODUCE DRIVING LICENCE

1

1 FAIL TO PRODUCE INSURANCE

1

1 FAIL TO SET HANDBRAKE - LEAVE VEHICLE

1 2 1

1 5 FAILING TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC SIGN

3 15 1 4

23 FAILING TO EXHIBIT VEHICLE LICENCE

1 1

2 FAILING TO REPORT ACCIDENT

2

2 FAILING TO STOP AFTER ACCIDENT

1

1 FRAUDULENT USE OF REGISTRATION MARK

1

1 KEEP/USE UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE

9 2 2 3 16 LEAVE MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING

2

2 PARKING IN A DANGEROUS POSITION

1 1

2 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OFFENCE (MOVING)

1

1 PROVISIONAL LICENCE HOLDER - NO 'L' PLATES

1

1

2 R PLATES OFFENCE

2

2 SEAT BELT OFFENCE - WEARING

2

3

5 STOP WITHIN CONTROLLED AREA OF PUFFIN CROSSING

1

1 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section PPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total TYRE TREAD BELOW MINIMUM REQUIREMENT - VEHICLE/TRAILER

1

1 Driving Offences cont’d USE MOBILE PHONE WHILST DRIVING

1 1

2 VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM OFFENCE

1

1 VEHICLE IN DANGEROUS CONDITION

2 4

1

7 VEHICLE TYRE OFFENCE

9 2

11 VEHICLE WEIGHT OFFENCE

2

1 3 VEHICLE WITH INSECURE OR DANGEROUS LOAD

1

1 2 CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS

3

3 Drug Offences PERMIT USE OF PREMISES FOR SMOKING CANNABIS

1

1 POSSESSION OF CLASS A DRUGS

9

1

10 POSSESSION OF CLASS B DRUGS

1

2

5 37 2 3 6 56 POSSESSION OF CLASS C DRUGS

11 1

1 13 PRODUCTION OF CLASS B DRUGS

3

3 Firearms Offences BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF FIREARM CERTIFICATE

1

1 POSSESS REGULATED WEAPON WITHOUT CERTIFICATE

1

1 POSSESSION OF IMITATION FIREARM

1

1 POSSESSION OF PART 1 FIREARM WITHOUT CERT.

1

1 Category Description Alcohol Unit CID Proactive CID Reactive Dog Section PPU RPU CNPT NNPT SNPT WNPT Total Government Offences BREACH OF FIRE REGULATIONS 1

1 COMPUTER SECURITY ACT 1992

1

1 CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFENCE(S) (INC. V.A.T.)

1

1 DATA PROTECTION ACT 2002

1

1 PUBLIC HEALTH OFFENCE(S)

1

1 Highway Offences UNAUTHORISED VEHICLE ON CLOSED ROADS

1 1 Licensing Offences DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR ON LICENSED PREMISES

13

2 2 17 DRUNK AND DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR

26 4 3 2 35 DRUNK AND INCAPABLE

1 1

1 3 DRUNK AND INDECENT

1

1 DRUNK IN CHARGE OF CHILD UNDER 10 YEARS

1

1 ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT LICENCE 1

1 FOUND DRUNK

3 3

6 PURCHASING INTO

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