FOI 26-044 Malicious Calls 2020 - 2025 by Region
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 26-044 Malicious Calls 2020 - 2025 by Region
- Request Date
- 23 Jan 2026
- Response Date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Information Requested
1/ the number of hoax or ill-intentioned calls to the Scottish Ambulance service for each of the last five years, from January to December.
2/ ill-intentioned calls by region (ie North) for each of those years.
- Response
Please see the table below detailing the total number of calls received with a call stop reason of malicious. This has been broken down by the years requested and the Regions within the Scottish Ambulance Service.
North
East
West
Calendar Year
Call Stopped Reason
Total Incidents
Attended Incidents
Total Incidents
Attended Incidents
Total Incidents
Attended Incidents
2020
Malicious Call
39
34
82
71
124
94
2021
Malicious Call
49
45
73
66
95
76
2022
Malicious Call
23
20
90
74
129
93
2023
Malicious Call
36
33
121
94
171
149
2024
Malicious Call
22
20
94
76
109
88
2025
Malicious Call
15
14
110
92
75
58
