FOI Under 18 Knife Crime (0252-2022/23)
Request
1) How many under 18 boys in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been arrested on suspicion of carrying a knife/bladed article?
2) How many under 18 girls in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been arrested on suspicion of carrying a knife/bladed article?
3) How many under 18 boys in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been charged with GBH/ABH where a knife/bladed article was used?
4) How many under 18 girls in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been charged with GBH/ABH where a knife/bladed article was used?
5) How many under 18 boys in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been convicted of GBH/ABH where a knife/bladed article was used?
6) How many under 18 girls in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been convicted of GBH/ABH where a knife/bladed article was used?
7) How many under 18 boys in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been charged with murder where the cause of death was an attack involving a knife/bladed article?
8) How many under 18 girls in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been charged with murder where the cause of death was an attack involving a knife/bladed article?
9) How many under 18 boys in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been convicted of murder after an attack involving a knife/bladed article?
10) How many under 18 girls in the following years – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - have been convicted of murder after an attack involving a knife/bladed article?
Response
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Q1 & 2. Please see the below table for the number of under 18 arrests for the possession of a knife or bladed article.
|
North Yorkshire Police Data Number of under 18 arrests for possession of a knife or bladed article from 01.01.2017 to 05.07.2022 broken down by year and gender. |
||
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
|
2017 |
10 |
6 |
|
2018 |
24 |
3 |
|
2019 |
33 |
5 |
|
2020 |
24 |
8 |
|
2021 |
12 |
4 |
|
2022 |
11 |
6 |
|
Total |
114 |
32 |
Q3 & 4. Please see the below table for the number of under 18 charges for ABH / GBH where possession of a knife or bladed article was used.
|
North Yorkshire Police Data Number of under 18 charges for ABH / GBH where possession of a knife or bladed article was used from 01.01.2017 to 05.07.2022 broken down by offence and gender. |
||
|
Crime |
Male |
Female |
|
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm |
13 |
4 |
|
Attempted Murder |
1 |
0 |
|
Malicious Wounding - Wounding or inflicting GBH |
4 |
1 |
|
Wounding with intent to do GBH |
13 |
1 |
|
Constable assault occasioning actual bodily harm |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
31 |
7 |
Q7 & 8. North Yorkshire Police have 1 person under 18 charged with murder where a knife or bladed article was used from 1 January 2017 to 5 July 2022. Please see the below link for further information.
Katie Rough death: Teen detained for life for killing - BBC News
Q5, 6, 9 & 10. We are unable to provide data for this part of your request. Prosecution data is held seperately from arrest and charge data. To obtain this data would require a manual read, which would exceed the time allowed under the act.
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.