Dear Sir or Madam, I am requesting basic stats in relation to knife
crime in London in roughly the past decade.The main info i would
like to know are

1.How many crimes have occurred in the last decade involving a
person(s) being stabbed? 2.How many crimes have occurred in the
last decade involving a person(s) being fatally stabbed. 3.If
possible,could i have a percentage breakdown of the race of the
offender(s) - e.g. 40%-white 15%black,etc,etc.

PLEASE NOTE; the information requested is for help with a book that
i am currently working on and not in anyway related to any racism
cultural hate.

Yours faithfully,

Sonny Bradley

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Dear Mr Bradley

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/08/310

I write in connection with your request for information dated 3rd August 2008, which was received by the Information Access Office on 4th August 2008. I note that you seek access to the following information:

How many crimes have occurred in the last decade involving a person(s) being stabbed? 2.How many crimes have occurred in the last decade involving a person(s) being fatally stabbed. 3.If possible, could i have a percentage breakdown of the race of the offender(s) - e.g. 40%-white 15%black,etc,etc.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party. In some circumstances we may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

We normally provide information free of charge but there may be occasions when it would be appropriate to charge a fee where our costs are excessive. In such cases we will advice you prior to processing your request.

In some cases it may be necessary to transfer your request either in full or in part to another public authority in order to answer you request as comprehensively as possible. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Should you have any further questions regarding your request, please contact me via email, letter or telephone, quoting the reference number above.

Yours Sincerely
Laura Goddard
Information Access Officer
Information Management Services
Ext: 0207 601 2272
Fax: 0207 601 2088

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Dear Mr Bradley

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/08/310

I write in connection with your request for information dated 3 August 2008 in which you seek access to the following information:

1. How many crimes have occurred in the last decade involving a person(s) being stabbed?

2. How many crimes have occurred in the last decade involving a person(s) being fatally stabbed?

3. If possible, could I have a percentage breakdown of the race of the offender(s) - e.g. 40% - white, 15% - black, etc?

Data is only available from 2000 and these statistics therefore relate to the period 1 January 2000 to 31December 2007.

28 stabbings have occurred in the City of London Police force area in this period, of which 2 resulted in the victim dying. The breakdown of ethnicity of the suspects or offenders is as follows:

White: 39.3%
Black: 25.0%
Asian: 10.7%
Other: 3.6%
Unknown: 21.4%

Should you have any further questions regarding your request, please contact me via e-mail, letter or telephone, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Inspector Dave Lockyear
Information Access Manager

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Dear Lockyear David,

Many thanks for your response. I appreciate the hassle of E-mails
of this nature and I am grateful for your response. You have
answered my questions and i would just like to let you know that i
have know intention of printing or sharing your E-mail and it is
already deleted!

Yours sincerely,

Sonny Bradley