FOI 21727-25 December 2024 Drink Driving
Request to Northamptonshire Police
Please provide the number of drink driving arrests made in December 2024, broken down by age and gender.
If this breakdown is not possible for data protection reasons, please provide the total.
Response
After conducting reasonable searches, I can confirm that Northamptonshire Police holds the information requested.
| Gender | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12 | 93 | 105 |
Please note that due to low numbers recorded, we are unable to break these offences down any further. Details on any of the above crimes as long with any information already in the available in the public domain, could lead to identification of victims or offenders involved. For this reason, please find Section 40 (2) applied below.
Section 40(2) Personal Information
The exemption applicable to the information you have requested for this question can be found at Section 40(2) Personal Information, of the Act and this refusal notice is issued under Section 17.
Due to very low numbers, the chances of identification are extremely high. Information of this nature is the personal sensitive information of that individual.
To make a disclosure here would be in breach of the first GDPR data principle (Data Protection Act 2018) which is for data to be processed lawfully, fairly and transparently. Also, it may lead to the identification of individuals concerned or permit further information to be gleaned around the circumstances of each case.
Northamptonshire Police is withholding the information you have requested on the basis that the exemption contained in s40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 applies. It is the personal data of third parties and therefore disclosure would breach the first principle of the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you decide to write an article or use the enclosed data, we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.