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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 January 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 March 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Offensive Weapons: Crime

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research has been undertaken by her Department on (a) areas and (b) communities with high levels of knife-related crime.
Answer

The Home Office regularly collects information on knives and violent incidents via the British Crime Survey. The findings are published each year at national level. Data from the 2006-07 survey can be found on the Home Office web site at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb1107.pdf"The Offending, Crime and Justice Survey (OCJS) also includes questions on young people carrying and using knives. These findings are also published at national level. The latest published information from the 2005 survey can be found on the Home Office website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/hosb1706.pdf"Historically, homicide has been the only offence category for which police recorded knife crime is collected by the Home Office. Figures are published each year for method of killing, and 'sharp instrument' is one of these methods. National findings for 2006-07 can be found on the Home Office website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0308.pdf"Data on knife-enabled grievous bodily harm and robbery offences have been collected centrally since April 2007. Figures for 2007-08 will be published in July 2008 in the next annual 'Crime in England and Wales' volume.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
472 c2671-2W; 180309
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Crime Offensive weapons
Link
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