- Reference Number: 1971
- Date released: 08 July 2009
Request
Please can you state for your police force area how many
incidents have been dealt with which would be classified as "Hoax
Calls to Emergency Services" according to the National Incident
Category List (NICL). I would like this information for each year
since 2004.
Response
In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is
provided below;
Hoax Calls to Emergency Services
| Year |
Calls |
| 2004 |
2,252 |
| 2005 |
1,571 |
| 2006 |
1,218 |
| 2007 |
1,120 |
| 2008 |
793 |
| 2009 (Jan - Jun) |
404 |
Notes:
The information is correct as of 03/07/09
Data for all emergency services relies on other emergency
services contacting police to notify whether call was hoax.
Hoax call information taken from the system based on a filter
for incidents labelled as a hoax.
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