This statistic displays the number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018. From 2010 to 2013 the number of knife possession offences by children declined from 4.4 thousand to 2.6 thousand, before year-on-year increases saw the number of offences increase to over 4.4 thousand by 2018.
Number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018
* On 3rd December 2012 offences involving threatening with a knife or offensive weapon in a public place or in a school premises was introduced and are included in the figures from this point on.
** Denotes where estimated figures have been used. The estimates are based on historical data changes.
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (September 13, 2018). Number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829930/knife-possession-offences-by-children/
Ministry of Justice UK, und GOV.UK. "Number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018." Chart. September 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829930/knife-possession-offences-by-children/
Ministry of Justice UK, GOV.UK. (2018). Number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829930/knife-possession-offences-by-children/
Ministry of Justice UK, and GOV.UK. "Number of Knife Possession Offences by Children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829930/knife-possession-offences-by-children/
Ministry of Justice UK & GOV.UK, Number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829930/knife-possession-offences-by-children/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of knife possession offences by children in England and Wales from 2010 to 2018 [Graph], Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK, September 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829930/knife-possession-offences-by-children/
