Deliberate Fire and Anti Social Behaviour

Reference: 

1173

Request detail: 

Please provide for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue service:

1. How many deliberate fires have been recorded for the years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022?

2. How many fires have been flagged as a result of anti-social behaviour for the years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022?

3.How many fires have been flagged as a result of anti-social behaviour for the years for the last four years broken down by quarter?

i.e:

2018/19 Apr, May, Jun

2018/19 Jul, Aug, Sep

2018/19 Oct, Nov, Dec

2018/19 Jan, Feb, Mar

2019/20 Apr, May, Jun

2019/20 Jul, Aug, Sep

2019/20 Oct, Nov, Dec

2019/20 Jan, Feb, Mar

2020/21 Apr, May, Jun

2020/21 Jul, Aug, Sep

2020/21 Oct, Nov, Dec

2020/21 Jan, Feb, Mar

2021/22 Apr, May, Jun

2021/22 Jul, Aug, Sep

2021/22 Oct, Nov, Dec

2021/22 Jan, Feb, Mar

Response detail: 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  Please see our reponses below.

1. How many deliberate fires have been recorded for the years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022?

Year

Total

2022

73

2021

285

2020

342

2019

433

2018

390

 

2. How many fires have been flagged as a result of anti-social behaviour for the years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022?

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Incident Recording System (IRS) does not record anti-social behaviour as a category. To assist with your request we have carried out a search with the keyword ‘anti-social behaviour’ in the log text field, however we have no incidents recorded.

3.How many fires have been flagged as a result of anti-social behaviour for the years for the last four years broken down by quarter? See question 2.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can complain or request an internal review of the decision. This must be done within 40 working days of receiving this response. You can do this by writing to the Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, St. Michael’s Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 2HJ or email: enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk

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Information Commissioner's Office   

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Cheshire  

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Information Released: 

Yes

Received: 

Sunday, 3 April, 2022

Responded: 

Friday, 29 April, 2022

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