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Written question asked by Stephen Hepburn (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 June 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Offensive Weapons

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured in incidents of knife crime in (i) Jarrow constituency and (ii) South Tyneside in each year since 1997.
Answer

The information available centrally relates to homicides by sharp instrument recorded each year between 1997-98 and 2006-07. As figures are not collected below police force area level, data relating to Northumbria police are given in the following table. Injuries data are not collected centrally.

Homicides currently recorded¹ where apparent method of killing is sharp instrument²: Northumbria police force area, 1997-98 to 2006-07³
Year offence initially recorded as homicide4 Number
1997-98 11
1998-99 5
1999-2000 9
2000-01 5
2001-02 4
2002-03 8
2003-04 8
2004-05 6
2005-06 7
2006-07 10
¹ As at 12 November 2007; figures are revised as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.
² Includes knives as well as other sharp instruments.
³ Data for 2007-08 are scheduled to be published in January 2009.
4 Offences are shown according to the year in which the police initially recorded the offence as homicide. This is not necessarily the year in which the incident took place or the year in which any court decision was made.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
476 c887-8W;476 c885-6W; 207867
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Offensive weapons North East
Link
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