Children with knives 100/24
FOI Reference: 100/2024
Request:
I would like to know what data Dyfed-Powys Police holds on children that have been caught with a knife and/or been attacked with a knife.
I am looking for data pertaining to 6 to 13 year olds which is broken it down by age (ie individual stats for 6 year olds, 7 years olds, etc) on the following:
1. The number of children within that age bracket who have been found with a knife by the police.
2. The number of children within that age bracket that have been a victim of knife related crimes committed by other adults.
3. The number of children within that age bracket who have been a victim of knife related crimes by other children
4.The number of children within the ages of 10 to 13 that have been arrested or charged for carrying a knife.
The date needed is from Jan 2019 to December 2023 (or the most recent available data - please make clear when this data runs up to) and would like the data broken down by year and age group.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 | |||||||||
|
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
||||
|
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
||||
|
9 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
3 |
||||
|
10 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
||||
|
11 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
Total |
9 |
Total |
6 |
||||
|
12 |
6 |
Total |
5 |
13 |
4 |
||||||||
|
13 |
4 |
Total |
10 |
||||||||||
|
Total |
18 |
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Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
“Other adults” has been defined as suspects over the age of 18.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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|
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
||||
|
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||||
|
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
||||
|
8 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
||||
|
9 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
||||
|
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
||||
|
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
||||
|
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
||||
|
13 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
||||
|
Total |
2 |
Total |
3 |
Total |
0 |
Total |
1 |
Total |
0 |
||||
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
“Other children” has been defined as suspects within the same age bracket as victim (6 to 13).
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|||||||||
|
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
Age |
Volume |
||||
|
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||||
|
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
||||
|
8 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
||||
|
9 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
||||
|
10 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
||||
|
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
||||
|
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
||||
|
13 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
||||
|
Total |
3 |
Total |
1 |
Total |
3 |
Total |
2 |
Total |
4 |
||||
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2019: 2 (2 x 13 year old)
2020: 2 (2 x 11 year old)
2021: 1 (13 year old)
2022: 0
2023: 1 (12 year old)
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/04/22)