FOI 320/25 Knife Crime at Schools
Enquiry Reference: 320-25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
I’m looking into the numbers of knife related incidents which happen at schools.
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please can you confirm you have received this request.
Please can you tell me the following:
Q1: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of offences involving a knife committed at schools?
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Count |
12 |
17 |
27 |
21 |
16 |
Q2: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of offences involving a knife at school broken down by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules?
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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105A - Assault Without Injury |
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2 |
1 |
3 |
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10C - Possession of Other Weapons |
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1 |
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|
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10D - Possession of Article with Blade or Point |
9 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
11 |
|
34B - Robbery of Personal Property |
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|
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2 |
|
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3B - Threats To Kill |
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1 |
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|
|
5D - Assault with Intent to cause Serious Harm |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
8N - Assault with Injury |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
|
Q3: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the suspect?
Please note: There can be more than one suspect per incident
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Gender Suspects |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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F |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
M |
14 |
20 |
24 |
16 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
17 |
22 |
27 |
20 |
15 |
|
Age Suspects |
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AGE |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
11 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
|
12 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
|
13 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
14 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
15 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
16 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
18 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
17 |
22 |
26 |
19 |
15 |
Q4: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 involving a knife committed at schools broken down by how the suspect knows the victim?
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Offender relationship |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Acquaintance |
3 |
5 |
15 |
17 |
8 |
|
Stranger |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
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Victimless/crime against state |
3 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
Q5: For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 the number of suspects for offences involving a knife committed at schools broken down by age and sex of the victim?
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Gender Victim |
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|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
F |
|
|
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
M |
3 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
|
Grand Total |
3 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
|
Age Victim |
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|
AGE |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
12 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
14 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
33 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
45 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
3 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
Q6: For the questions above, what method did you use to filter offences down to those committed at schools?
- The results are based on the ‘MO location description’ field indicating it was ‘Education; School’
Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we hold. 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.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker