Weapons in schools (FOI Ref:371A/25)
Request
- The number of crimes reports where a child under the age of 18 was in possession of a weapon on school/further education premises?
Please provide data for the following calendar years: 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
Within this - please provide:
Breakdown of type of weapons used (please list examples if you cannot provide a full breakdown)
Breakdown of the ages of the children (e.g. Under 4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18)
Breakdown of gender (male and female)
- The number of crime reports where a child under the age of 18 has committed the following offences on school/further education premises?
Please provide data for each offence for the following calendar years: 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
- a) Common Assault & Battery
- b) ABH (s47)
- b) GBH (s20)
- c) Wounding with or without a weapon (s18)
Within this - please provide
Breakdown of the number of victims who was a pupil
Breakdown of the number of victims who was a member of staff
Breakdown of the ages of the children (e.g. Under 4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18)
Breakdown of gender (male and female)
The number of crime reports where a child under the age of 18 was threatening someone with a weapon on school/further education premises?
Please provide data for the following calendar years: 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
Within this - please provide:
Breakdown of type of weapons used (please list examples if you cannot provide a full breakdown)
Breakdown of the ages of the children (e.g. Under 4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18)
Breakdown of gender (male and female)
We clarified with you on 19th Feb and your final response was received 25 Feb. Your amended request reads:
- The number of crimes recorded where a child under the age of 18 was suspect of possession of an offensive weapon / possession of a bladed article on education premises?
Please provide data for the following calendar years: 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
Within this - please provide for suspects
Breakdown of the ages of the children (e.g. Under 4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18)
Breakdown of gender (male and female)
- The number of crimes recorded where a child under the age of 18 is the suspect of the following offences on education premises.
Please provide data for each offence for the following calendar years: 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
- a) Common Assault & Battery
- b) ABH (s47)
- b) GBH (s20)
- c) Wounding with or without a weapon (s18)
Within this - please provide for suspects
Breakdown of the ages of the children (e.g. Under 4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18)
Breakdown of gender (male and female)
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Question 1:
We have used the following home office codes.
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008/63 - Threaten a person with an offensive weapon on school premises |
|
008/62 - Threaten a person with a blade / sharply pointed article on further education premises |
|
008/28 - Possess offensive weapon on school / further education premises |
|
008/27 - Possess article with blade / sharply pointed article on school / further education premises |
|
Female |
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Year/ages |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
|
008/27 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2023 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2024 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
008/28 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2019 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/62 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2024 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
008/63 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Male |
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|
Year/ages |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
008/27 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
21 |
29 |
48 |
59 |
51 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
15 |
9 |
3 |
|
0 |
|
2023 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
9 |
21 |
29 |
23 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
008/28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
008/63 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Gender not recorded |
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|
Year/ages |
9 |
12 |
15 |
|
008/27 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2024 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
008/28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/62 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2024 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/63 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Question2: We have used the following home office codes.
|
Common Assault & Battery: HO Code 105/01 |
|
ABH: HO Code 008/06 |
|
GBH: HO Code 008/01 |
|
Wounding: HO Code 05/01 |
|
Female |
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|
Year/ ages |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
005/01 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/01 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/06 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
33 |
26 |
33 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
2019 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
2023 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
105/01 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
20 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
|
2014 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Male |
||||||||||
|
Year/ age |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
005/01 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
2019 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
008/06 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
42 |
39 |
51 |
75 |
14 |
7 |
21 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
2019 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
16 |
16 |
27 |
46 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
2024 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
105/01 |
2 |
18 |
24 |
54 |
56 |
34 |
29 |
18 |
1 |
5 |
|
2014 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
21 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
|
2023 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
32 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2024 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Gender not recorded |
||||||
|
Year/ age |
7 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
16 |
|
005/01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
008/06 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
105/01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Please note that this data should be interpreted with caution. Comparing numbers of incidents/crimes can be misleading and does not necessarily indicate the likelihood of someone being a victim of crime. In addition, the number of incidents/crimes recorded in an area over a period of time can be influenced by a number of factors. Consequently, statistics on incidents/crimes for one period may not necessarily be a good indicator of future incidents in that area.
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A specialist taskforce which tackles knife crime and youth violence exists. Our Project Guardian Taskforce officers have also seized weapons while on active patrols throughout the region. The teams operate across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Solihull. We will continue to work to reduce violence and knife crime in under 25-year-olds. We use a range of tactics from plain-clothed operations to high visibility patrols and the arrests have ranged from possessing a weapon, having drugs or being involved in other criminal activity. Along with enforcement we also look to engage with, and educate, young people about the life-changing impact of violence and knife crime. We've seen the tragic consequences of someone carrying a knife, gun or other weapon too many times. They can have a devastating and life-changing impact on so many people. We have dedicated teams working day in, day out, to keep taking weapons off the streets. We work with partners through the Violence Reduction Partnership to divert young people away from crime. We have specialist officers who are in schools daily, offering support to deter youngsters from violent or criminal behaviour. This is a real partnership approach and not something which policing can do alone. Everyone including teachers, parents and carers all have a part to play.