Statistics on Spiking

Clarification sent to you the Requester

Can you please confirm what an MO code is? PSNI are not aware of this term.

Clarification received from you the Requester

To answer your question, M.O. is shorthand for crime codes. So in this case, any crime codes that relate to spiking.

Request 1
For the previous 5 calendar years please provide the total numbers of spiking incidents reported, plus any figures available on such reports for 2023 (specifying period).

Please search for this data by means of keyword searches of MO codes, using the terms 'spike', 'spiking', ‘spiked’, and crimes alleged under the following Home Office codes:-

 005/10 Administering poison so as to endanger life
 005/24 Use of noxious substances or things to cause harm and intimidate
 008/02 Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy
 088/05 Administering a substance with intent

Please could you provide this data broken down by year.
a) 2018
b)2019
c) 2020
d)2021
e)2022
f) 2023 - latest available data

Request 2
For the reported crimes above, please state the number of cases referred to the CPS for a charging decision, and the number of convictions.

Please could you provide this data broken down by year.
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
e) 2022
f) 2023 (including latest available data)

Request 3
For each year please provide number of cases where a sample from the alleged victim was sent for forensic testing

Please could you provide this data broken down by year.
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
e) 2022
f) 2023 (including latest available data)

Request 4
Finally can you please attach MO codes from Jan 1st 2023 for spiking-related offences? I accept redactions may need to be made to remove personal information.