2022/24851 - Homeowners self-defence against violent criminals between 2000 and 2021

REQUEST

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, can your authority reveal the following that took place in the Gwent Police territory (all between 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2021):

1. Number of instances where homeowners used any legal weapon (e.g. hands, legs with feet, criminal identifier tag spray, etc) to restrain a criminal who deliberately entered their property without consent with the criminal intent of physically harming the homeowner and/or stealing their property until the arrival of the police.
2. Number of instances where homeowners used any legal weapon (e.g. hands, legs with feet, criminal identifier tag spray, etc) to kill a criminal who deliberately entered their property without consent with the criminal intent on physically harming the homeowner and/or stealing their property.
3. Number of instances where homeowners used any partially illegal weapon (i.e. crossbows) or illegal weapon (i.e. knives, guns, etc) to injure a criminal who deliberately entered their property without consent with the criminal intent on physically harming the homeowner and/or stealing their property.
4. Number of instances where homeowners used any partially illegal weapon (i.e. crossbows) or illegal weapon (i.e. knives, guns, etc) to kill a criminal who deliberately entered their property without consent with the criminal intent on physically harming the homeowner and/or stealing their property.
5. Number of instances where homeowners were arrested for legally using reasonable force against the criminal(s) deliberately intent on physically harming them and/or stealing their property.
6. Number of instances where homeowners were arrested for using what was either deemed or proven to be excessive force against the criminal(s) deliberately intent on physically harming them and/or stealing their property.
7. Number of instances where homeowners were convicted of using excessive force against the criminal(s) deliberately intent on physically harming them and/or stealing their property.
8. Number of instances where homeowners were cleared of using excessive force against the criminal(s) deliberately intent on physically harming them and/or stealing their property by injuring and/or killing them.

Ideally, can the amount of times the instances mentioned above in the first 4 questions be written about separately based on the use of each individual weapon?

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