Knife crime
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002023/J
Version Date: 15/05/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
A) How many injuries have come from knife crime in the last 6 months in the Dorset area?
98 injuries.
Performance & Analysis have searched this from knife-flagged crime recorded between 1st November 2023 and 30th April 2024. This data relates to researching data for violence against the person, crimes of assault with injury and most serious violence where injuries will have been caused and are flagged as being knife-related.
B) How many people have gone to prison after being found guilty of knife crime in the Dorset area?
We cannot identify any specific records or documents held by Dorset Police that will satisfy your request based on the details that you have provided.
This information will be held by the courts.