Official Statistics
Knife possession sentencing quarterly brief - January to March 2012 - statistical tables CSV file
Updated 6 December 2012
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| Table 1: Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in a caution or sentence |
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| Number of offences and percentages |
| Disposal Category |
| England and Wales1 |
| Caution2 |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge |
| Fine |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Other disposal3 |
| Caution2 |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Table 2: Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in a caution or sentence by age group |
| Number of offences and percentages |
| Disposal Category |
| Aged 10 to 17 |
| Reprimands & warnings |
| Absolute/conditional discharge |
| Fine |
| Community sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Other disposal1 |
| Reprimands & warnings |
| Community sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Aged 18 and over |
| Caution |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge |
| Fine |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Other disposal1 |
| Caution |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Table 3: Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in a caution or sentence by type of offence |
| Number of offences and percentages |
| Disposal Category |
| Possession of an article with a blade or point |
| Caution1 |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge |
| Fine |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Other disposal2 |
| Caution1 |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Possession of an offensive weapon |
| Caution1 |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge |
| Fine |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Other disposal2 |
| Caution1 |
| Community sentence |
| Suspended sentence |
| Immediate custody |
| Table 4: Custodial sentences for knife and offensive weapon possession offences, by sentence length |
| Number of offences and percentages |
| Sentence length |
| England and Wales1,2 |
| Up to and including 3 months |
| Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months |
| Over 6 months |
| Up to and including 3 months |
| Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months |
| Over 6 months |
| Table 5: Average sentence length of immediate custodial sentences for knife and offensive weapon possession offences |
| Average sentence length |
| England and Wales1 |
| Table 6: Probation supervision Court order starts for possession of an offensive weapon1 |
| Number of starts and percentages |
| Court Order starts |
| Total |
| Community order |
| SSO |
| Pre CJA orders |
| Community order |
| SSO |
| Pre CJA orders |
| Table 7: Requirement starts for possession of offensive weapon1 |
| Number of requirements and percentages |
| Community Order |
| Unpaid Work |
| Supervision |
| Accredited Program |
| Curfew |
| Drug treatment |
| Specified Activity |
| Alcohol treatment |
| Mental Health |
| Exclusion |
| Residential |
| Attendance Centre |
| Prohibited Activity |
| Unpaid work |
| Supervision |
| Other requirements |
| Suspended Sentence Order |
| Supervision |
| Unpaid Work |
| Accredited Program |
| Curfew |
| Drug treatment |
| Alcohol treatment |
| Specified Activity |
| Prohibited Activity |
| Exclusion |
| Mental Health |
| Residential |
| Attendance Centre |
| Unpaid work |
| Supervision |
| Other requirements |
| Table 8: Unpaid work requirements started by length of requirement given for possession of offensive weapon1 |
| Number of requirements and percentages |
| Community Order |
| 0-80 hours |
| 81-150 hours |
| 151-199 hours |
| 200-250 hours |
| 251-300 hours |
| 0-80 hours |
| 81-150 hours |
| 151-199 hours |
| 200-250 hours |
| 251-300 hours |
| Suspended sentence order |
| 0-80 hours |
| 81-150 hours |
| 151-199 hours |
| 200-250 hours |
| 251-300 hours |
| 0-80 hours |
| 81-150 hours |
| 151-199 hours |
| 200-250 hours |
| 251-300 hours |