West Midlands Police Freedom of Information

1. a) Please state the number of shooting incidents that were reported to Police between January 1 and April 4, 2020. b) Please can you state where each shooting took place with regards to the borough. Here, I am hoping for a breakdown of shootings per borough.

NB The below data has been retrieved using the "Firearms Discharged" Special Interest Marker.

NPU/Neighbourhood Number of Offences East 6 and 1 2 Springfield 1 2 Birmingham West 12 1 1 1 Highgate 1 1 5 and East Handsworth 1 1 9 Binley and 1 Longford 2 Lower Stoke 1 Radford 2 St Michael's 3 Dudley 6 Belle Vale 1 Gornal 2 North 1 Netherton, Woodside and St Andrew's 1 St Thomas's 1 3 Greets Green and Lyng 1 Soho and Victoria 1 St Paul's 1 3 Palfrey 1 St Matthew's 2 7 East 4

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Fallings Park 1 Park 2 Grand Total 46

2. a) Please state the number of shooting incidents that were reported to West Midlands Police between January 1 and April 4, 2021. b) Please can you state where each shooting took place with regards to the borough. Here, I am hoping for a breakdown of shootings per borough.

NB The below data has been retrieved using the "Firearms Discharged" Special Interest Marker.

NPU/Neighbourhood Number of Offences Birmingham East 8 1 2 and Yardley North 2 Washwood Heath 3 Birmingham West 9 1 Highgate 1 Lozells and East Handsworth 5 1 1 Coventry 1 St Michael's 1 Sandwell 6 Abbey 2 Friar Park 1 Tipton Green 2 Central 1 Walsall 1 Blakenall 1 Wolverhampton 5 North 1 Bushbury South and Low Hill 1 1 1 Park 1 Grand Total 30

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West Midlands Police Freedom of Information

3. a) Please state the number of shooting incidents that were reported to West Midlands Police between January 1 and April 4, 2019. b) Please can you state where each shooting took place with regards to the borough. Here, I am hoping for a breakdown of shootings per borough.

NB The below data has been retrieved using the "Firearms Discharged" Special Interest Marker.

NPU/Neighbourhood Number of Offences Birmingham East 7 2 2 Tyburn 1 Washwood Heath 2 Birmingham West 5 Aston 2 2 Lozells and East Handsworth 1 Coventry 8 Henley 2 Holbrook 2 Longford 1 Lower Stoke 1 St Michael's 1 Whoberley 1 Sandwell 6 Great Bridge 1 Greets Green and Lyng 1 Newton 1 Smethwick 1 Soho and Victoria 1 St Paul's 1 Walsall 5 Aldridge Central and South 1 Aldridge North and Walsall Wood 1 Birchills Leamore 1 Blakenall 2 Wolverhampton 8 Blakenhall 1 Bushbury South and Low Hill 2 1 Ettingshall 1 Graiseley 1

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St Peter's 2 Grand Total 39

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