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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: FOI-7-2024
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd January 2024 as follows:
Q1: For the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 how many crimes were logged by your force where a machete was recorded as being an element in the offence? (Note: I would hope that this could be achieved by a computer search on the MO of crimes for the words "machete" or variants of the spelling to include "machette" and "machetes").
Q2: For the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 how many crimes were logged by your force where a sword was recorded as being an element in the offence?
Q3: For the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 how many crimes were logged by your force where a zombie knife or zombie sword was recorded as being an element in the offence?
Q4: Please provide me with a table showing a breakdown of the crimes from Question 1 that are ‘linked’ to machete/s by its mention in the MO for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules.
Q5: Please provide me with a table showing a breakdown of the crimes from Question 2 that are ‘linked’ to sword/s by its mention in the MO for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules.
Q6: Please provide me with a table showing a breakdown of the crimes from Question 3 that are ‘linked’ to zombie knife/knives by its mention in the MO for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by offence subgroup as per the Home Office counting rules.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in providing the response to your request and for any inconvenience that this may have caused you. Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
When reviewing the information please note the following:
Q1 response:
Keyword 'Machete'/'Machette' present within the MO Description /Investigation Summary fields |
|
Year |
Total |
2019 |
69 |
2020 |
68 |
2021 |
74 |
2022 |
116 |
2023 |
142 |
Grand Total |
469 |
Q2 response:
Keyword 'Sword' present within the MO Description /Investigation Summary fields |
|
Year |
Total |
2019 |
17 |
2020 |
18 |
2021 |
18 |
2022 |
15 |
2023 |
20 |
Grand Total |
88 |
Q3 response:
Keyword 'Zombie knife'/'Zombie sword' present within the MO Description/Investigation Summary fields |
|
Year |
Total |
2019 |
|
2020 |
8 |
2021 |
6 |
2022 |
11 |
2023 |
12 |
Grand Total |
37 |
Q4 response:
Breakdown of offences where keyword 'Machete'/'Machette' present within the MO Description/Investigation Summary fields |
||||||
Offence Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
AGGRAVATED VEHICLE TAKING |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
BURGLARY - BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY |
2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
5 |
BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
OTHER OFFENCES PUBLIC ORDER |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
OTHER THEFT |
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
5 |
POSSESSION OF DRUGS |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
7 |
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
17 |
16 |
16 |
29 |
42 |
120 |
PUBLIC FEAR, ALARM OR DISTRESS |
5 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
32 |
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY-HOME |
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY-UNCONNECTED BUILDING |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
ROBBERY OF BUSINESS PROPERTY |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY |
8 |
9 |
17 |
22 |
20 |
76 |
STALKING AND HARASSMENT |
4 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
40 |
THEFT OR UNAUTH TAKING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
5 |
12 |
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
11 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
46 |
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
6 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
11 |
47 |
VIOLENT DISORDER |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
Grand Total |
69 |
68 |
74 |
116 |
142 |
469 |
Q5 response:
Breakdown of offences where keyword 'Sword' present within the MO Description/Investigation Summary fields |
||||||
Offence Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
OTHER THEFT |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
POSSESSION OF DRUGS |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
8 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
39 |
PUBLIC FEAR, ALARM OR DISTRESS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
RAPE |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
SHOPLIFTING |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
STALKING AND HARASSMENT |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
7 |
TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
6 |
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
VIOLENT DISORDER |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
Grand Total |
17 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
20 |
88 |
Q6 response:
Breakdown of offences where keyword 'Zombie knife'/'Zombie sword' present within the MO Description/Investigation Summary fields |
||||||
Offence Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
POSSESSION OF DRUGS |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
19 |
PUBLIC FEAR, ALARM OR DISTRESS |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
ROBBERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
6 |
STALKING AND HARASSMENT |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
Grand Total |
|
8 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
37 |
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB