Our ref: 0980/19 I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act on Tuesday February 12th 2019 to ask for the following information about knife possession offences broken down by age, gender and year. (I am most interested in people under 18 carrying knives). Please provide the following information: 1. The number of knife / bladed instrument possession offences for a) 2014 b) 2015 c) 2016 d) 2017 e) 2018 f) please provide a breakdown by gender. 2. For the same time period and giving the figures for each year - how many of those offenders were under 18? Please include: a) the exact age for each person under 18. b) the gender of each person under 18. c) whether the offender was caught carrying a knife or bladed object on school / educational premises? If possible, please provide the name of the school / establishment. d) A breakdown by sentence / punishment – i.e. people cautioned, reprimanded or convicted. My report is focusing on the number of women under 18 caught carrying knifes. So the gender breakdown is really important, as are the exact ages for those caught who are under 18. If including convictions is an over cost response – then omit those from your response and proceed with this amended request. Please see the attached tables which contain the requested information. West Yorkshire Police are committed to prosecuting anyone found to be possessing or using a knife or firearm. The work of our partners and community based projects is important, as is the vigilance of families who believe one of their relatives may carry weapons. Tackling it requires various approaches, from school inputs and awareness campaigns, to weapons surrenders which are always successful in taking weapons out of circulation, to actively targeting offenders. Please see the below link to details around weapon surrenders. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/HandInYourWeapons Notes Figures represent the number of crimes during the period period which: - were not subsequently cancelled - were classified as 10D possession of article with blade or point Offender data based on those linked with a positive disposal (Charge/Summons, Caution, TIC, PND or Community Resolution) - i.e. where it is clear they committed the offence - one individual may be linked to multiple crimes - age based on date offence committed (earliest date) School data based on those crimes where either: - the location qualifier was recorded as SCHOOL; or - the crime was classified as one of the following offences: 008/27-Possess article with blade / point on school premises 008/62-Threaten a person with a blade / sharply pointed article on school premises These figures may be subject to further investigation, reclassification and cancelling and will therefore change over time Crime classifications based on Home Office Counting Rules for Recorded Crime https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counting-rules-for-recorded-crime Possession of Article with Blade or Point, 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2018 Total Offences, 10D Possession of article with blade or point Year Offences 2014 266 2015 319 2016 459 2017 629 2018 767 Offences with Offenders Under 18 Year Age(s) Gender(s) Disposal Convicted School 2014 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 17 Male Caution 2014 14 Female Caution Yes 2014 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 14 Male Caution Yes 2014 15 Male Caution 2014 17 Male Caution Yes 2014 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes Yes 2014 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 15 Male Caution 2014 15 Male Caution 2014 15 Male Caution 2014 16 Male Caution 2014 13 Female Caution Yes 2014 15 Male Caution Yes 2014 15 Male Caution Yes 2014 17 Male Community Resolution 2014 14 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 13 Male Caution Yes 2014 13 Male Caution 2014 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2014 16 Female Caution 2014 15 Male Caution 2014 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 15 Female Caution 2014 15 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2014 12 Male Caution Yes 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 14 Male Caution 2015 12 Male Community Resolution 2015 15 Male Caution 2015 17 Male Caution 2015 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 14 Male Charged/Summons No 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 15 Male Caution 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 14 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 13 Male Community Resolution Yes 2015 15 Female Caution Yes 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2015 14 Female Caution 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 16 Female Caution 2015 12 Male Community Resolution 2015 12 Male Community Resolution Yes 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons No 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes Yes 2015 12 Female Caution Yes 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 14 Female Community Resolution 2015 17 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2015 16 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2015 16 Male Caution 2015 16 Male Caution Yes 2015 16 Male Caution 2015 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2015 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes Yes 2016 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 17 Male Caution 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 12 Male Community Resolution 2016 12 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 14 Male Caution Yes 2016 14 Male Community Resolution 2016 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 16 Male Caution 2016 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 14 Male Charged/Summons No 2016 14 Male Caution 2016 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 14 Female Community Resolution Yes 2016 10 Male Caution 2016 15 Female Caution 2016 11 Female Caution Yes 2016 15 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2016 16 Female Charged/Summons No 2016 13 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 12 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 15 Male Charged/Summons No 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 12 Male Caution Yes 2016 13 Male Caution 2016 16 Male Caution 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 14 Male Charged/Summons Yes Yes 2016 13 Female Caution Yes 2016 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 13 Female Community Resolution 2016 13 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 13 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 13 Male Caution 2016 15 Male Community Resolution 2016 15 Male Caution 2016 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 14 Male Caution 2016 16 Male Caution 2016 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 15 Male Community Resolution 2016 16 Male Charged/Summons Pending 2016 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 13 Female Community Resolution Yes 2016 12 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 12 Male Community Resolution Yes 2016 16 Female Caution 2016 16 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2016 14 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 14 Male Caution 13 Male Caution 2016 Yes 13 Male Caution 2016 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2016 14 Male Community Resolution 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 15 Female Community Resolution 2017 13 Male Caution 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 13 Male Caution Yes 2017 11 Male Caution Yes 2017 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 15 Female Community Resolution 2017 12 Male Caution Yes 2017 15 Male Caution 2017 16 Male Community Resolution Yes 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 15 Male Caution 2017 13 Male Charged/Summons No 2017 15 Male Caution 2017 16 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2017 16 Male 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17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 17 Male Charged/Summons Pending 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 14 Male Community Resolution Yes 2017 16 Female Charged/Summons Yes 2017 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2017 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2017 15 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 16 Male Caution Yes 2017 14 Male Caution Yes 2017 14 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 17 Male Caution 2017 17 Male Charged/Summons Pending 2017 16 Male Caution 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons No 2017 17 Male Charged/Summons Yes 14 Male Community Resolution 2017 Yes 14 Male Community Resolution 2017 15 Male Caution 2017 16 Male Caution 2017 16 Male Caution 2017 16 Male Caution 17 Male Caution 2017 Yes 17 Male Caution 2017 11 Male Community Resolution Yes 2017 16 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 13 Male Charged/Summons Yes 2017 15 Male Community