November 03, 2022 | Calls for Service
Reference: F-2022-02544
Request
Could you please provide answers to the questions below for years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and if possible, 2022 so far.
Request 1
a) How many 999 calls did you take overall, annually?
b) How many 999 calls annually were identified as being mental ill-health related?
Request 2
a) How many 101 calls did you take overall, annually?
b) How many 101 calls were identified as mental ill-health related?
Request 3
a) How many incidents did you deal with in total, annually?
b) How many incidents were identified as mental ill-health related?
Request 4
a) Did you have any mental health triage experts (and/or triage vehicles) designated to deal with
mental ill-health incidents for any of these years?
b) If yes to 4a, how many times was a mental health triage expert (and/or triage vehicle) deployed
out each year?
Answers should include both police responding to someone in a mental ill-health crisis where there is no crime involved, and criminal incidents where someone involved has a mental ill-health problem.