Under 18s carrying offensive weapons
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request reference: 23/0684
Version date: 05/06/2023
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:
How many children (U-18s) were recorded carrying offensive weapons, and what weapons were they, for each year from 2018 to 2022, and for 2023 (1 January to 4 May)?
The table below shows the number of individuals recorded as carrying offensive weapons in the time period specified. There are 435 occurrences recorded, however the figures below are higher as there are some occurrences where more than one person was recorded as being in possession of a weapon.
|
Year |
Count |
|
2018 |
104 |
|
2019 |
101 |
|
2020 |
91 |
|
2021 |
112 |
|
2022 |
115 |
|
2023 |
31 |
The table below shows the weapons recorded:
|
Weapon used |
Count |
|
Blunt instrument |
13 |
|
Bottle (intact) |
1 |
|
Firearm - Air weapon |
8 |
|
Firearm - Air weapon;Firearm (possession) |
2 |
|
Firearm - Other |
2 |
|
Firearm - Pistol, revolver etc |
1 |
|
Firearm - Prohibited |
1 |
|
Firearm - Prohibited;Firearm (possession);Firearm (used/threatened) |
1 |
|
Firearm (possession) |
7 |
|
Gas spray/noxious |
1 |
|
Imitation |
2 |
|
Knife/blade (used/threatened) |
93 |
|
Knife/blade (used/threatened);Knife/bladed(possession) |
29 |
|
Knife/blade (used/threatened);Other;Knife/bladed(possession) |
1 |
|
Knife/bladed(possession) |
178 |
|
Knife/bladed(possession);Firearm - Other |
2 |
|
Knife/bladed(possession);Knife/blade (used/threatened) |
13 |
|
No weapon used |
32 |
|
No weapon used;Knife/bladed(possession) |
2 |
|
Other |
13 |
|
Other;Knife/bladed(possession) |
1 |
|
Sharp instrument |
9 |
|
Sharp instrument;Knife/bladed(possession) |
1 |
|
Stone/rock |
2 |
|
Unknown/not recorded |
139 |