FOI 518/25 Knife Offences
Enquiry Reference: 518- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Under Freedom of Information, I am seeking the following data recorded by Cleveland Police for the calendar years 2023 and 2024:
1) The number of arrests of people aged 10-17 for offences involving a knife or sharp instrument?
- ii) of those aged 10-17 who were arrested, how many were male?
iii) The number of people aged 10-17 charged with an offence involving a knife or sharp instrument?
- vi) of those aged 10-17 who were charged, how many were male?
Number of children (10-17 inclusive, at the time of the crime) arrested/charged for violent offences involving the use or threat with a knife or sharp instrument (HO definition of knife crime).
Answer
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2023 Total |
2023 Male |
2024 Total |
2024 Male |
|
Arrested |
136 |
123 |
88 |
85 |
|
Charged |
40 |
37 |
27 |
27 |
Please note that some of the investigations are still on-going and therefore a person still may be arrested and/or charged.
I am seeking the following data recorded by Cleveland Police for the calendar years 2023 and 2024:
2i) The number of people aged 10-17 who were arrested for a drug offence?
- ii) of those aged 10-17 who were arrested, how many were male?
iii) The number of people aged 10-17 who were charged with drug offences?
- iv) of those aged 10-17 who were charged, how many were male?
Number of children (10-17 inclusive, at the time of the crime) arrested/charged for drug offences.
Answer
|
|
2023 Total |
2023 Male |
2024 Total |
2024 Male |
|
Arrested |
102 |
97 |
130 |
126 |
|
Charged |
47 |
46 |
53 |
51 |
Please note that some of the investigations are still on-going and therefore a person still may be arrested and/or charged.
I am seeking the following data recorded by Cleveland Police for the calendar years 2023 and 2024:
3i) The number of people aged 10-17 who were arrested for the offence of violence against the person?
- ii) of those aged 10-17 who were arrested, how many were male?
iii) The number of people aged 11-17 who were charged with an offence of violence against the person?
- iv) of those aged 11-17 who were charged, how many were male?
Number of children (10-17 inclusive, at the time of the crime) arrested/charged for offences of violence against the person (homicide, death or serious injury by illegal driving, violence with and without injury, stalking and harassment).
Answer
|
|
2023 Total |
2023 Male |
2024 Total |
2024 Male |
|
Arrested |
547 |
406 |
534 |
403 |
|
Charged |
118 |
97 |
103 |
80 |
Please note that some of the investigations are still on-going and therefore a person still may be arrested and/or charged.
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