Possession of corrosive substances
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1722
Version Date: 22/03/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
We have searched Niche crime for all offences with a possession crimsec group that have acid/gas/corrosive substance listed as a weapon type or recorded as a keyword within the occurrence summary.
We have only included the ones where a subject was arrested.
Could you please supply me with the following information concerning arrests over the possession of corrosive substances, as outlined below.
- How many arrests were made for the possession of corrosive substances in a public place under the Offensive Weapons Act 2019? Please break down the information by the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, including the sex of those arrested.
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No. of arrests were made for the possession of corrosive substances in a public place |
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Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
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2019 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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2020 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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2021 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2022 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |