FOI Knife Crime (0410-2022/23)
Request
Q1) The number of offences your force recorded related to knife crime/possession in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 so far.
Q2) The number of people who committed offences recorded by your force related to knife crime/possession while under the age of 18 in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 so far.
Response
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Q1) The number of offences your force recorded related to knife crime/possession in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 so far.
Table 1. North Yorkshire Police. Knife Crimes - Recorded between 01/01/2017 - 31/07/2022
Please note, in all instances below, the data reflects occurrences within our recording systems where both “bladed implements” and “glass” appear in the weapons used element of the crime record.
|
Year |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Total Offences Recorded |
220 |
278 |
338 |
347 |
410 |
224 |
Table 2. North Yorkshire Police. Possession of Article with Blade Or Point Crimes
- Recorded between 01/01/2017 - 31/07/2022
|
Year |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Total Offences Recorded |
145 |
191 |
209 |
213 |
204 |
116 |
Q2) The number of people who committed offences recorded by your force related to knife crime/possession while under the age of 18 in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 so far.
Table3. North Yorkshire Police. Knife Crimes - Recorded between 01/01/2017 - 31/07/2022
where the offender is U18 yrs of age
Please note, in all instances below, the data reflects occurrences within our recording systems where both “bladed implements” and “glass” appear in the weapons used element of the crime record.
|
Year |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
U18 Offenders |
8 |
13 |
21 |
20 |
13 |
2 |
Table 4. North Yorkshire Police. Possession of Article with Blade Or Point Crimes
Under 18 offenders - Recorded between 01/01/2017 - 31/07/2022
|
Year |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
U18 Offenders |
20 |
23 |
27 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.