FOI 494-2024 / May 2024 / Offensive weapons
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 494-2024
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 8th May 2024 as follows:
Q1. How many offensive weapons were found in educational establishments in the following calendar years: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
For each recorded find, please include:
- The type of offensive weapon
- The type of establishment (e.g primary school, secondary school, college)
- The age and sex of the suspect (if known and possible)
- The outcome (e.g whether there was an arrest)
Q2. How many crimes were recorded in educational establishments in the following calendar years: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
For each recorded incident please include:
- The type of establishment (e.g primary school, secondary school, college)
- The crime type
- The age and sex of the suspect (if known and possible)
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in providing the response to your request and for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Q1 response: When reviewing the information, please note that it was obtained by searching for all crimes, recorded during the stated period, under the following offence classifications:
- 08/27 - Having an article with a blade or point on school/further education premises
- 08/28 - Possession of offensive weapon on school/further education premises other than with a blade
- 08/62 - Threaten with a blade or sharply pointed article on school/further education premises
- 08/63 - Threaten with an offensive weapon on school/further education premises
The resulting records were then manually reviewed to determine the type of weapon involved and the type of establishment where the offence took place.
Please note that suspect age data has been adapted in such a way as to ensure that no individual can be identified by virtue of Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. Exemption under Section 40(2) is applicable where the information requested relates to a third party or could lead to the identification of an individual which would be in breach of the Data Protection Act 2018, in particular Article 5(1) of the GDPR which states that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
Please see the information I am able to provide set out below.
|
Year |
Total |
|
2018 |
11 |
|
2019 |
18 |
|
2022 |
8 |
|
2023 |
18 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
|
Weapon |
Total |
|
Baton |
2 |
|
Blade |
2 |
|
Bladed Article |
1 |
|
Homemade Weapon |
1 |
|
Knife |
41 |
|
Knuckle Duster |
1 |
|
Machete |
1 |
|
Metal Pole |
1 |
|
Pencil |
1 |
|
Scissors |
1 |
|
Screwdriver |
1 |
|
Sharpened Stone |
1 |
|
Zombie Knife |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
|
Establishment Type |
Total |
|
College |
1 |
|
Primary School |
9 |
|
Secondary School |
35 |
|
Special Education School |
6 |
|
Not Recorded |
4 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
|
Suspect Gender |
Total |
|
Female |
10 |
|
Male |
43 |
|
Not recorded |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
|
Suspect Age |
Total |
|
Under 10 |
5 |
|
10 to 12 |
15 |
|
13 to 15 |
32 |
|
16 to 17 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
|
Outcome Type |
Total |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
1 |
|
Type 10 - Formal Action Against Offender is not in the Public Interest (Police) |
1 |
|
Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility |
4 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
13 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
12 |
|
Type 2 - Caution Youth |
3 |
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
12 |
|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
3 |
|
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime) |
3 |
|
Investigation ongoing |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
55 |
Q2 response: When reviewing the information, please note that it was obtained by searching for all crimes, recorded during the stated period, with a location premise type of ‘School’ or ‘College/University’ or where the location premise name corresponded to a school in Warwickshire.
Please note that suspect age data has been adapted in such a way as to ensure that no individual can be identified by virtue of Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. Exemption under Section 40(2) is applicable where the information requested relates to a third party or could lead to the identification of an individual which would be in breach of the Data Protection Act 2018, in particular Article 5(1) of the GDPR which states that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
Please see the information I am able to provide set out below.
|
Year |
Total |
|
2018 |
571 |
|
2019 |
620 |
|
2022 |
687 |
|
2023 |
649 |
|
Grand Total |
2527 |
|
Establishment Type |
Total |
|
College |
208 |
|
Nursery School |
8 |
|
Primary School |
444 |
|
Secondary School |
1603 |
|
Sixth Form Centre |
4 |
|
Special Education School |
235 |
|
University |
17 |
|
Not recorded |
8 |
|
Grand Total |
2527 |
|
Crime Type |
Total |
|
ARSON AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
162 |
|
BURGLARY |
87 |
|
DRUG OFFENCES |
35 |
|
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
102 |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS |
58 |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
277 |
|
ROBBERY |
8 |
|
SEXUAL OFFENCES |
290 |
|
THEFT |
282 |
|
VEHICLE OFFENCES |
57 |
|
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON |
1169 |
|
Grand Total |
2527 |
|
Suspect Gender |
Total |
|
Female |
531 |
|
Male |
1235 |
|
Not known/not recorded |
45 |
|
Grand Total |
1811 |
|
Suspect Age |
Total |
|
Under 10 |
72 |
|
10 to 13 |
657 |
|
14 to 17 |
720 |
|
18 to 29 |
123 |
|
30 to 39 |
112 |
|
40 to 49 |
63 |
|
50 to 59 |
39 |
|
60 to 65 |
16 |
|
Over 65 |
8 |
|
Not recorded |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
1811 |
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
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Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB