- West Midlands Police received 71 paranormal reports over three-year period
- Between 2011 and 2013, the Black Country has been free of werewolves
- Two cases of witch hunting were reported to police over the period
- According to the figures, paranormal activity has increased year-on-year
West Midlands Police have received 71 reports of witches ghosts and zombies over a three year period - however the Black Country is officially werewolf-free.
Between 2011 and 2013, the force was obliged to investigate reports of paranormal activity in what has now been dubbed The Black Country Triangle.
According to Nick Duffy of the West Midlands' Ghost Club, much of this upsurge is probably due to poor quality American television shows dealing with the paranormal.
According to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, West Midlands Police have received 15 reports of ghosts, 55 incidents of witchcraft and a pair of zombies roaming the area over a three year period.
The paranormal researcher asked for the number of reports of ghosts, werewolves, witches and zombies over the past three calendar years received by West Midlands Police.
The unnamed person wanted to know especially 'any other details included in the calls? ie seven werewolves attacking people' and what action was taken by police.
According to the FOI document: 'The reports include ghost, zombie and witch sightings, hearing and communicating with the aforementioned, the use of witchcraft, claims to be a witch and witch hunters. I have not included terms such as "she called me a witch", "he was in a zombie-like state".'
However, according to the figures, 2013 featured record complaints of incidents involving ghosts and witches and worryingly the first two reports of zombies in the region. No reports of werewolves activity were made by the region's 2.8 million population.
The paranormal reports were spread across Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Sadwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
Mr Duffy said: 'I am very surprised by the number of reports of witchcraft. I guess that is down to the popularity of TV shows such as Charmed.
'We set up the West Midlands Ghost Club in 1989 and we have received thousands of reports of paranormal activity. It is fair to say that there is a Black Country Triangle.
'We investigate each case on its own individual merits. It may seem surprising but we do not go to a house to either prove or disprove the presence of a ghost or spirit. There are charlatans out there who arrive with psychics who claim they can talk to the spirits or the little boy who had been murdered in the corner, but that is utter bunkum.
'Our job is simply to reassure people who are facing a problem. In may cases, it doesn't really matter if a house is haunted or not, if the person is convinced and they are in danger, then they will want to move.'
Mr Duffy said he received one report of a werewolf in Solihull.
He added: 'She was convinced a werewolf was feeding in her bins but it turned out to be a dog. We have had other cases of people convinced they could hear voices and they've turned out to be the neighbours.'
Force spokesman, Billy Corrigan, said: 'Our officers routinely see the consequences of spirits when things go bump... but that tends to be of a night when the pubs have closed their doors and we’re making sure people get home safely.
'While the figures can seem amusing, behind some of these "supernatural" calls may be a deeply troubled individual or a person wasting valuable police time which would be better spent preventing real crimes.
'West Midlands Police always take action against those found to be knowingly making false and malicious calls to the emergency services.'
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