Knife Possession by Women
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/007029/J
Version Date: 08/10/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Source:
Force arrest recording system - Niche
Data Processing:
Qliksense Occurrence - People Links (all) app
Month Year Crimed 01/04/2021 - 10/09/2024
Person - Offender - Yes
Sex: Female
Offence group - Possession of weapons
HO Description: Possession of Article with Blade or Point
Crime Only: Yes
- In the financial years, 2021/22, 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25 (Up to 10.09.24), how many instances of knife possession offences by women has been recorded by your force recorded? Please provide a breakdown by financial year.
|
Offence Description |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 (up to 10/09/24) |
Total |
|
Having an article with a blade or point on school premises/further education premises |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Possess article with blade / point on school premises (recordable) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Possess article with blade / sharply pointed article on school premises (recordable) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Possess knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place - Criminal Justice Act 1988 (recordable) |
43 |
33 |
45 |
17 |
138 |
|
Threaten a person with a blade / sharply pointed article in a public place (recordable) |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
Threaten a person with an article in a private place |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
45 |
40 |
49 |
18 |
152 |
- For the same financial years, how many of these women found to have committed a knife possession offence were under the age of 18? Please provide a breakdown by financial year.
|
Offence Description |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 (up to 10/09/24) |
Total |
|
Having an article with a blade or point on school premises/further education premises |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Possess article with blade / point on school premises (recordable) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Possess article with blade / sharply pointed article on school premises (recordable) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Possess knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place - Criminal Justice Act 1988 (recordable) |
10 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
|
Threaten a person with a blade / sharply pointed article in a public place (recordable) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
11 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
23 |
- Please detail the youngest to have committed a knife possession offence in each financial year.
|
Offence Description |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
|
Having an article with a blade or point on school premises/further education premises |
- |
- |
11 |
- |
|
Threaten a person with a blade / sharply pointed article in a public place (recordable) |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Possess article with blade / sharply pointed article on school premises (recordable) |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Having an article with a blade or point on school premises/further education premises |
- |
- |
- |
14 |