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Written question asked by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 March 2009. It was answered by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Crimes of Violence: Crime Prevention

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many woundings were reported in each of the four cities targeted by the Tackling Gangs Action Programme where the weapon used was (a) a gun and (b) a sharp or pointed instrument in each of the last three years.
Answer

Available data for Manchester, Liverpool, London and Birmingham relate to offences recorded at police force area level by the following forces: Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Metropolitan and West Midlands. Figures in the following table are based upon headline figures presented in tables 1.03, 1.13 and 2b of "Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2007/08" (HOSB 02/09), and table 3.09 of "Crime in England and Wales 2007/08" (HOSB 07/08).

Offences involving the use of a sharp instrument or firearm resulting in injury: TGAP forces, 2005-06 to 2007-08¹
Number of offences
Weapon type Greater Manchester Merseyside Metropolitan West Midlands
2005-06 Homicide²:
Shooting³ 5 1 23 5
Sharp instrument4 11 10 57 22
Firearm offences5 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) 347 248 1,627 368
Knife offences4, 6 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) n/a n/a n/a n/a
2006-07 Homicide²:
Shooting³ 4 5 29 3
Sharp instrument4 13 10 70 15
Firearm offences5 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) 261 178 1,299 382
Knife offences4, 6 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) n/a n/a n/a n/a
2007-08 Homicide²:
Shooting³ 6 6 23 4
Sharp instrument4 15 9 78 15
Firearm offences5 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) 307 134 1,494 351
Knife offences4, 6 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) 915 364 1,747 931
n/a = Not available. These data have been collected centrally only since April 2007.
¹ Offences are shown according to the financial year (April to March) in which they were recorded by police. This is not necessarily the year in which the offence took place or the year in which any court decision was made.
² Currently recorded homicides as at 4 November 2008; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.
³ Includes air weapons, crossbows. Excludes cases where weapon used as a blunt instrument.
4 Includes knives and other sharp instruments.
5 Includes air weapons, excludes crossbows. Injury incurred by weapon being fired or used as a blunt instrument.
6 Relates only to offences recorded as 'wounding with intent to do GBH' or 'wounding or inflicting GBH' (i.e. without intent).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
489 c1087-8W;489 c1089-90W; 263192
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Crime prevention Crimes of violence Gangs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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