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FOI2025/00735: Concentrations of Crime Data Challenge Projects

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Case reference FOI2025/00735

Received 18 August 2025

Published 30 December 2025

Request

Request Received: 18 August 2025

UKRI recently announced the launch of its Concentrations of Crime Data Challenge and said four initial projects have been commissioned. I'm seeking the following information:

1) Names and locations of the four initial projects and the amounts of funding allocated to each one

2) Copies of any application materials submitted to the UKRI by the project teams

3) Copies of any evaluations that informed the UKRI's decision to fund each project

Response

Response Sent: 19 November 2025

Full details of the response are provided in the attached documents.

Documents

• FOI_Response_Letter - FOI2025_00735_Redacted.pdf (481.7 KB)
• Safer Streets Application 1_Redacted.pdf (464.8 KB)
• Safer Streets Application 2_Redacted.pdf (1.0 MB)
• Safer Streets Application 3_Redacted.pdf (2.7 MB)
• Safer Streets Application 4_Redacted.pdf (497.5 KB)

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