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Enquiry Reference: 487- 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.
Below is your request and our response.
The number of reported knife or bladed article possessions in schools in each of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. eg, 2019 - 5, 2020 - 24, and so on...
The number of reported threats involving a knife or bladed article in schools in each of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
The number of reported attacks involving a knife or bladed article in schools in each of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
The analyst has provided the volume of knife crimes as per the HO definition for knife crime. The table below is broken down into the HO offence group for the crime. We do not categorise into ‘attacks’ and please note that the search for ‘School’, consists of the MO Location description including ‘School’, and a caveat would be that this is not always recorded consistently.
Crime Group |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
10C Possession of Other Weapons |
|
|
|
1 |
|
10D Possession of Article with Blade or Point |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
34B Robbery of Personal property |
|
|
|
|
2 |
3B Threats to Kill |
|
|
|
1 |
|
5D Assault with intent to cause serious harm |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8N Assault with Injury |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
Grand Total |
4 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.
If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The Freedom of Information Code of Practice (see below link) states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced. Public authorities are not obliged to accept internal reviews after this date.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-code-of-practice
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker