Drones used in West Yorkshire crime incidents 146 times in one year - figures revealed
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In a period between April 2018 and March 2019, the use of drones was recorded 73 times in 'suspicious circumstances' incidents, 30 in 'nuisance' crimes and four in 'message' incidents.
Figures show a drone or unmanned vehicle was also used in one incident of burglary during the period.
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Hide AdIncidents of West Yorkshire Police using drones to investigate an incident are excluded in the information.
The records which remain contain reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Drones.
The full list of crimes recorded which list unmanned vehicles or drones are:
BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL 1
CONCERN FOR SAFETY 7
CRIMINAL DAMAGE 3
DRUGS 1
ENVIRONMENT 1
HARASSMENT 1
HIGHWAY DISRUPTION 1
INSECURE PREMISES/VEHICLES 1
LOST/FOUND PROPERTY 1
MESSAGE 4
NO CRIME RECORDED (EG VICTIM NOT
LOCATED) 3
NUISANCE 30
OTHER NOTIFIABLE CRIME 4
PERSONAL 3
PUBLIC ORDER 1
SUSP CIRCS - INV VEHICLE 9
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES 73
THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 1
VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSON 1
Total 146