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Description
England and Wales data on cautions, sentencing, probation, and prison populations for possession of a knife or offensive weapon. The Ministry of Justice publication provides early trend indications and was released to cover the life and impact of the Tackling Knives Action Programme. It is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.
Use Cases
Analyze sentencing trends for knife possession offenses based on the described cautioning and sentencing data.
Model probation supervision outcomes based on the program's intensive work in 10 areas.
Track changes in prison population related to knife crime based on the described prison population data.
Evaluate the impact of the Tackling Knives Action Programme based on the early trend indicators.
Strengths
Published by the Ministry of Justice as Official Statistics.
Focuses on a specific intervention program (Tackling Knives Action Programme) in 10 areas.
Covers multiple justice system stages: cautioning, sentencing, probation, and prison population.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the 10 targeted areas of England and Wales.
Provenance
Source
Ministry of Justice
Collection Method
Administrative justice system records.
Time Range
Covers the life and impact of the Tackling Knives Action Programme.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:18.672696; freshness should be verified.
Geography
England and Wales, with a focus on 10 specific areas.