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FOI Reference: 841/2025
Request
I am writing to ask for your help with the below FOI request, pertaining to data that we believe your force will hold.
For the purpose of this request, the time frames to be considered are (i.e. financial years):
April 2020 - April 2021
April 2021 - April 2022
April 2022 - April 2023
April 2023 - April 2024
April 2024 - April 2025
Broken down by the above timeframes, how many people aged 65 and over have been arrested on possession of a bladed article or offensive weapon?
Of those number, please can you detail how many of these arrests were of males and how many were females?
Response
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-
|
Fiscal Years |
Male |
Female |
|
2020-2021 |
9 |
0 |
|
2021-2022 |
6 |
0 |
|
2022-2023 |
12 |
0 |
|
2023-2024 |
10 |
0 |
|
2024-2025 |
9 |
1 |
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 02/09/2025)
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