FOI 19921-25 Taxi driver sex offences
Request:
1. Can you please provide a count of sexual offences by taxi and PVH drivers for the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25).
a) Can these statistics please be categorised by:
- Month
- Nature of offence
- Time of day
Response:
Searched for Financial Years between 2022 and 2025 for all Sexual Offences committed by a Taxi driver or PVH driver. Free Text search for “Taxi Driv” and “Cab Driv”; employment as “Taxi”, “Private Hire”, “Chauffeur”, “PVH” and “Mini Cab”.
2022/2023:
Time of Day: Morning (6am-12pm); Afternoon (12pm-5pm); Evening (5pm-9pm); Night (9pm-6am)
|
Month |
Assault of a female 13 and over by penetration |
Rape of a woman 16 years of age or over |
Sexual assault on a female |
Number of offences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
July |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
December |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
- April = Assault of a female 13 and over by penetration (afternoon)
- July = Rape of a woman 16 years of age or over (afternoon)
- December = Assault of a female 13 years and over by penetration (night)
- December = Rape of a woman 16 years of age or over (night)
2023/2024:
Time of Day: Morning (6am-12pm); Afternoon (12pm-5pm); Evening (5pm-9pm); Night (9pm-6am)
|
Month |
Assault of a female 13 and over by penetration |
Rape of a woman 16 years of age or over |
Sexual assault on a female |
Number of offences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
May |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
September |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
October |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
November |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
|
1 |
5 |
6 |
- April = Sexual assault on a female (night)
- May = Sexual assault on a female (night)
- September = Rape of a woman 16 years or over (night)
- September = Sexual assault on a female (night)
- October = Sexual assault on a female (night)
- November = Sexual assault on a female (morning)
2024/2025:
Time of Day: Morning (6am-12pm); Afternoon (12pm-5pm); Evening (5pm-9pm); Night (9pm-6am)
|
Month |
Assault of a female 13 and over by penetration |
Offender over 18 cause/incite a boy 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration |
Rape of a woman 16 years of age or over |
Sexual assault on a female |
Number of offences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2025 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
February 2025 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
May |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
|
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
- January = Sexual assault on a female (morning)
- February = Offender over 18 cause/incite a boy 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity (morning)
- May = Sexual assault on a female (night)
- May = Sexual assault on a female (night)
The data for the time of day will not be completely accurate as these times are approximate times of day that were recorded when the occurrence was reported to the police. Unless there are witnesses or CCTV evidence then the time of the offence cannot be specifically accurate.
As with any keyword search, the search will only return exact matches within the Incident Description or Crime MO. This does not account for differences in terminology and/or spelling used. Keyword searches are problematic and in no way provide accurate results or figures. If the selected key words have not been mentioned, the data will not be returned.
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