Knife blade or sharply pointed article data from 2020 to 2022
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.028238
I note you seek access to the following information:
Please see below a request for the following information relating to offences involving a knife blade or sharply pointed article.
Question One (1)
a. How many minors under the age of 18 have been arrested for possession of a knife blade or sharply pointed article?
b. If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, please provide a break down by age and sex?
Question Two (2)
a. How many minors under the age of 18 have been charged for possession of a knife blade or sharply pointed article?
b. If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, please provide a break down by age and sex?
Question Three (3)
a. How many minors under the age of 18 have been charged specifically with murder or manslaughter, as a result of a knife blade or sharply pointed article being used?
b. If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, please provide a break down by age and sex?
Question Four (4)
a. What is the youngest age of a minor that has been arrested for possession of a knife blade or sharply pointed article?
Question Five (5)
a. How many minors under the age of 18 have been recorded by your police force as being a seriously injured by a knife blade or sharply pointed article?
b. If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, please provide a break down by age and sex?
Question Six (6)
a. How many minors under the age of 18 have been recorded by your police force as being a fatal victim by a knife blade or sharply pointed article?
b. If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, please provide a break down by age and sex?
For each question, I would like data for each of the following time periods:
· January 2020 – December 2020
· January 2021 – December 2021
· January 2022 – December 2022
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
ADDITIONAL ADVICE
I would also like to refer you to the MPS Statistics and Data web page which includes specific knife crime data which is routinely published monthly by the MPS, which may also be of interest to you;
MPS Stats & Data
MPS Crime Dashboard