2022/25257 - Knife Crime
REQUEST
- How many people have been arrested for knife crime for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
- 2. How many people have been charged for a knife crime for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
- How many victims of knife crime have been recorded in your region for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
- How many victims of knife crime under the age of 16 have been recorded by your force for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
- Can you specify how many minors under the age of 16 have been arrested for knife crime during the following years? Could you also give a breakdown by age and sex please?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
- Can you specify how many minors under the age of 16 have been charged for knife crime for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
RESPONSE
- How many people have been arrested for knife crime for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
To provide the data requested we have checked arrested data for the years May 2019 to April 2022 for the relevant offences. This search returned a total of 329 arrests for the offences ‘Possess article with blade/sharply pointed article on school premises’, ‘Possess knife/blade sharp pointed article in a public place’ and ‘Threaten a person with a blade/sharply pointed article in public place’ for the time period requested.
The number of arrests is based on custody footfall, this means each time someone checks into custody they will only be counted once. Therefore, if they have been arrested for multiple offences they will only be counted once. An arrest may come any length of time after the offence was reported so may be in different years. This does mean that the recorded knife crimes (questions three and four) and custody data cannot be directly compared.
- 2. How many people have been charged for a knife crime for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
The number of charges is based on the number of arrests for a knife crime that led to a charge disposal. This is based on footfall so a person may be charged for multiple offences at one time, and this will count as one charge. This data can be compared to question one but NOT question three or four.
Please note that charge disposals can be added any time after the arrest and that some arrests may still be under investigation. These figures are accurate as of the 6th of June 2022.
- How many victims of knife crime have been recorded in your region for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
The above table provides recorded data for May 2019 to April 2022 for knife crime offences where a victim was attached to the crime, any victims unknown or not included won’t be included in the total. Please note that the total number at the bottom of the table is not the number of crimes but the number of victims associated with a knife crime.
The offences that have been included in the table are ‘Having an article with a blade or point in a public place’, ‘having an article with a blade on school premises’ and ‘Threaten with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public place’.
- How many victims of knife crime under the age of 16 have been recorded by your force for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
The above table provides recorded data for May 2019 to April 2022 for knife crime offences where a victim under the age of 16 was attached to the crime, any victims unknown or not included won’t be included in the total. Please note that the total number at the bottom of the table is not the number of crimes but the number of victims associated with a knife crime.
The offences that have been included in the table are ‘Having an article with a blade or point in a public place’, ‘having an article with a blade on school premises’ and ‘Threaten with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public place’.
- Can you specify how many minors under the age of 16 have been arrested for knife crime during the following years? Could you also give a breakdown by age and sex please?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
To provide the data requested we have checked arrested data for the years May 2019 to April 2022 for the relevant offences. This search returned a total of 5 arrests for the offences ‘Possess article with blade/sharply pointed article on school premises’, ‘Possess knife/blade sharp pointed article in a public place’ and ‘Threaten a person with a blade/sharply pointed article in public place’ where the offender was under the age of 16.
The number of arrests is based on custody footfall, this means each time someone checks into custody they will only be counted once. Therefore, if they have been arrested for multiple offences they will only be counted once. An arrest may come any length of time after the offence was reported so may be in different years. This does mean that the recorded knife crimes (questions three and four) and custody data cannot be directly compared.
- Can you specify how many minors under the age of 16 have been charged for knife crime for the following years?
May 2019 to May 2020
May 2020 to May 2021
May 2021 to May 2022
There are zero charges for offenders under the age of 16 for the following offences; ‘Possess article with blade/sharply pointed article on school premises’, ‘Possess knife/blade sharp pointed article in a public place’ and ‘Threaten a person with a blade/sharply pointed article in public place’.
Please note that charge disposals can be added any time after the arrest and that some arrests may still be under investigation.