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August 2019 Freedom of Information Request Reference No: FOI 002578/19 I write in connection with your request for information received by Norfolk Constabulary on the 16th July 2019 in which you sought access to the following information: 1 The number of offences involving possession of a weapon on school property 2 The number of weapons confiscated as a result of these offences if available 3 Please can you also provide data on the school where the offence took place if possible? 4 Please can you provide this data for the years specified in the original request if available? Five calendar years: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014? Response to your Request The response provided below is correct as of 7th August 2019. Norfolk Constabulary has located the following information as relevant to your request. Q1 Number of Weapons Year Offences 2014 13 2015 13 2016 24 2017 31 2018 31 Offence Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Carrying a loaded or unloaded or imitation firearm or air - - - - 1 weapon in public place Having an article with a blade or point in a public place 2 - 2 - - Having an article with a blade or point on school premises 8 7 12 23 23 Possessing or distributing prohibited weapons designed for - - - 1 - discharge of noxious substances etc Possession of offensive weapon without lawful authority or 1 1 4 2 - reasonable excuse Possession of other offensive weapon on school premises 1 5 1 3 5 Threaten with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public - 13 1 - - place Threaten with a blade or sharply pointed article on school 1 - 4 1 2 premises Threaten with an offensive weapon on school premises - - - 1 - Q2 It is not possible to provide an accurate response to this question as it will not always be apparent from the crime report. Q3 Please see recorded locations below. It should be noted that there will be occasions where the address of a school has been used as the nearest identifiable address for the purposes of crime recording but the incident has not occurred within the school premises. Year School 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Acle Academy - - - 1 1 Attleborough Junior School 1 - - - - Aylmerton Hall, St. Andrews School Trust - - - - 1 Broadland High School - - - - 1 Brooklands School, Shrublands Youth and - - - - 1 Community Centre Caister Academy - - 3 - 1 Catch 22 School Norfolk - - - - 1 Catton Grove Primary School 1 - - - - City Academy - - - 1 1 City of Norwich School 1 1 - 1 2 Cliff Park Ormiston Academy 1 - 1 - - Diss High School - - 1 - - Downham Market Academy - - - 3 2 Eaton Hall Specialist Academy - - 1 - - Fakenham High School & College - - 1 - - Flegg High School - - - - 1 Framingham Earl High School - - - 1 - George White Junior School - - - - 1 Great Yarmouth High School - - 1 - 1 Hellesdon High School - - - 1 - Henderson Green Community Primary School - - - 1 - Hethersett Academy - - 1 - - Hewett School - 2 - 2 - Hobart High School - - 1 1 - Hoveton St. Johns Cp School - - 1 - -- Iceni Academy Methwold - - - - 4 King Edward VII School 1 - - 2 - Lakenham Primary School - - 1 - - Long Stratton High School 1 1 - 1 - Lynn Grove Academy - - - 1 - Neatherd High School 1 - - 1 1 North Lynn Discovery Centre - - 2 - - North Walsham High School - 1 1 1 - Northgate High School - 1 - 1 - Norwich City College - - - - 1 Old Buckenham High School 1 1 2 - 2 Open Academy - 1 - 2 1 Ormiston Venture Academy - 1 - - - Reepham High School & College - - - 2 - Sheringham High School - 2 - - 1 Shield Park, Include - 1 - - 1 Smithdon High School - - - 1 1 Springwood High School 1 - 1 - - Sprowston High School - 1 1 - - St. Michael's VA Junior School 3 - - - - St. Nicholas Priory CE V A Primary School - - - - 1 Stalham County High School - - 1 - - The Nicholas Hamond Academy - - 1 1 1 The Open Academy 1 - - - - The Thetford Academy - - - 1 2 Thompson Primary School - - 1 - - Thorpe St. Andrew School - - - 1 1 Turnstone House School - - 1 - - Walpole Highway Primary School - - - 1 - Wymondham High School - - 1 3 - The following link will direct you to a short educational film about carrying knives, which is being shown in every high school across Norfolk:- https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/campaigns/dont-carry-knives .