FOIA - 321/19 - Crimes in schools Under the Freedom of Information Act I request:- Beginning in the calender year 2015, can you please provide an up-to-date, month-by-month breakdown of: 1. The number of crimes, where the offence location is recorded as 'school', for the following offences: -Possess offensive weapon -Possess offensive weapon on school premises -Threaten with offensive weapon on school premises -Possess firearm etc with intent to endanger life -GBH Wounding. -Attempted murder/murder Month 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Jan 1 1 1 3 Feb 3 2 5 Mar 2 3 1 1 7 Apr 1 1 May 1 1 2 2 6 Jun 1 2 1 4 Jul 2 2 Sep 1 1 Oct 3 2 5 Nov 1 1 2 Dec 1 1 Total 6 14 8 9 37 2. The type of weapon used Weapon Count AMMONIA / BOTTLE 2 BLADE / BODILY FORCE 1 BLADED INSTRUMENT 1 BUTTER KNIFE 1 BUTTERFLY KNIFE 1 CHAIN 1 CHAIR LEG 1 FLICK KNIFE 1 HAMMER 1 HAMMER / SCREWDRIVER 1 KNIFE 2 KNIFE / KNUCKLEDUSTER 1 KNUCKLEDUSTER 1 KNUCKLEDUSTER / KNIFE 2 LOCK KNIFE 4 METAL BAR 1 MULTI TOOL 1 PLIERS 1 SCISSORS 1 SCREWDRIVER 3 SCREWDRIVER / SHARP INSTRUMENT 1 SHOE 1 SHOE / FIST 1 SPANNER 1 STANLEY KNIFE 2 STICK 1 TEETH 1 TOOLS 1 Total 37 3. The age and gender of the offenders and whether they were charged. Age Male Female Unknown Total 11 1 1 12 2 2 13 3 3 14 6 6 15 6 6 16 1 1 19 1 1 23 1 1 56 1 1 Unknown 15 15 Total 19 3 15 37 4. The name of the school, where possible School Count ASTLEY HIGH SCHOOL 1 CHARLES THORPE COMP SCHOOL 1 DISCOVERY SCHOOL 1 FURROWFIELD SCHOOL 1 GOSFORTH CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHO 2 HEBBURN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 2 HEWORTH GRANGE COMPREHENSIVE 1 HEWORTH GRANGE SCHOOL 1 HILLTOP SCHOOL 2 JAMES CALVERT SPENCE COLLEGE 1 JOSEPH SWAN ACADEMY 1 LONGBENTON HIGH SCHOOL 1 MOOR BRIDGE SCHOOL 1 REDHOUSE ACADEMY 2 SILVERDALE SCHOOL 1 SOUTH SHIELDS COMMUNITY SCHO 1 ST AIDANS R. C. SCHOOL 1 ST JOSEPHS COMPREHENSIVE SCH 2 TALBOT HOUSE SCHOOL 1 THE BEACON CENTRE 1 THE EXCELSIOR ACADEMY 2 THOMAS HEPBURN COMMUNITY SCH 1 THORNHILL SCHOOL 1 TRINITY SCHOOL 2 TWEEDMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL 1 WALKER TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE 1 WHICKHAM COMPREHENSIVE SCHOO 3 WHITBURN ACADEMY 1 Total 37.