Serious Youth Violence per London Borough - 2011/12 and 2012/13

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Can you please provide an update for the last two financial years figures:
- 1st April 2011 to end of March 2012
- 1st April 2012 to end of March 2013

of each offence category:

- Youth Serious Violence
- Knife Crime Offences
- Knife Crime with Injury
- Gun Crime Offences
- Serious Youth Violent

for each London borough (Barking and Dagenham to Westminster)

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Julie Forey
CitizensReportUK.org

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Forey

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013040000877
I write in connection with your request for information  which was
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*  "Can you please provide an update for the last two financial years
 figures:
- 1st April 2011 to end of March 2012    
- 1st April 2012 to end of March 2013        
of each offence category:        
- Youth Serious Violence    
- Knife Crime Offences    
- Knife Crime with Injury    
- Gun Crime Offences    
- Serious Youth Violent         for each London borough (Barking and
Dagenham to Westminster) "    

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Dear Ms Forey
 
Freedom of Information Act Request Reference No: 2013040000877
 
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 08/04/2013. I note you seek
access to the following information:
 
"Can you please provide an update for the last two financial years
figures:    
- 1st April 2011 to end of March 2012    
- 1st April 2012 to end of March 2013        
 
of each offence category:        
 
- Youth Serious Violence    
- Knife Crime Offences    
- Knife Crime with Injury    
- Gun Crime Offences    
- Serious Youth Violent        
 
for each London borough (Barking and Dagenham to Westminster) ."   
 
This is to inform you that I cannot identify any specific records /
documents that will satisfy your request based on the details you have
provided. To enable the MPS to meet your request could you please provide
this office with further information. I provide some guidance that may
assist you more clearly describe the information you require:
 
Please can you clarify the difference between 'Youth Serious Violence' and
'Serious Youth Violent' as they appear the same.
 
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will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of
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Information Manager
Territorial Policing Command
 
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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

My apologies

Please remove Youth Serious Violence from the request, that was a double request and should have been just Serious Youth Violence.

To clarify. I would like the figures for each London Borough (not just the totals for London) for the last two financial years:
- 1st April 2011 to end of March 2012
- 1st April 2012 to end of March 2013

of each Offence category:

- Knife Crime Offences
- Knife Crime with Injury
- Gun Crime Offences
- Serious Youth Violent

In csv format if possible if not as an microsoft excel file would be fine.

Yours faithfully,

Julie Forey

18 April 2013

Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

My apologies

Please remove Youth Serious Violence from the request, that was a
double request and should have been just Serious Youth Violence.

To clarify. I would like the figures for each London Borough (not
just the totals for London) for the last two financial years:
- 1st April 2011 to end of March 2012
- 1st April 2012 to end of March 2013

of each Offence category:

- Knife Crime Offences
- Knife Crime with Injury
- Gun Crime Offences
- Serious Youth Violent

In csv format if possible if not as an microsoft excel file would
be fine.

Yours faithfully,

Julie Forey

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

1 Attachment

Dear Ms Forey

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2013040000877

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 08/04/2013. I note you seek
access to the following information:

"Can you please provide an update for the last two financial years
figures:    
- 1st April 2011 to end of March 2012    
- 1st April 2012 to end of March 2013        

of each offence category:        
1. Youth Serious Violence    
2. Knife Crime Offences    
3. Knife Crime with Injury    
4. Gun Crime Offences    
5. Serious Youth Violent        

for each London borough (Barking and Dagenham to Westminster) "

On 18th April 2013 you re-defined your request and removed Question 5
'Youth Serious Violent' from the request, as this was a duplicate question
which was covered by Question 1.

EXTENT OF SEARCHES TO LOCATE INFORMATION

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
at the Directorate of Information Reporting Services Helpdesk.

RESULT OF SEARCHES

The searches located information relevant to your request.

DECISION

I have today decided to:

* Fully disclose the answer to Question 1 and;
* Fully exempt the answer to Questions 2, 3 and 4 by virtue of Section
21(1) of the Act. Please refer to the Legal Annex at the end of this
letter for the relevant extracts of the Act that have been applied.

REASONS FOR DECISION

Question 1

Please see the attached file.

Questions 2, 3 and 4

The answers to these questions can be found in the public domain.

Knife Crime Offences and Knife Crime with
Injury:http://metstats.apps.mps/reports/Reports...
Gun Crime:
http://metstats.apps.mps/reports/Reports...

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Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of
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Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact Deborah Solomon on telephone number 0207 161 4291 quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Detective Superintendent Curtis
TP Capability and Support
Territorial Policing Command

LEGAL ANNEX

Section 17(1) of the Act provides:

(1) A public authority which, in relation to any request for information,
is to any extent relying on a claim that any provision in part II relating
to the duty to confirm or deny is relevant to the request or on a claim
that information is exempt information must, within the time for complying
with section 1(1), give the applicant a notice which-

(a) states the fact,
(b) specifies the exemption in question, and
(c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption
applies.

Section 21(1) of the Act provides:

(1) Information which is reasonably accessible to the application
otherwise than under section 1 is exempt information

In complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information, the
Metropolitan Police Service will not breach the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the
enclosed information will continue to be protected by law.  Applications
for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to MPS Directorate of Legal
Services, 1st Floor (Victoria Block), New Scotland Yard, Victoria, London,
SW1H 0BG.
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Complaint

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the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
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decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

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London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.
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After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
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For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
 Alternatively, phone or write to:

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Cheshire
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Phone:  01625 545 700

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Thank you for the response. The Serious Yth Violence data was very helpful.

I'm afraid the links you sent for the knife crime, knife crime with injury and gun crime did not work.

http://metstats.apps.mps/reports/Reports...

http://metstats.apps.mps/reports/Reports...

Are there alternative links I could use to access the information?

Many thanks in advance

Yours faithfully,

Julie Forey

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

2 Attachments

Dear Ms Forey

Please see the attached reports which contain the remaining information.

Of each offence category:
1. Knife Crime Offences - See Page 4 of the Knife Crime Report.
2. Knife Crime with Injury - See Page 12 of the Knife Crime Report.
3. Gun Crime Offences - See Page 4 of Gun Crime Report.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Kind Regards

Deborah Solomon
Information Manager
Territorial Policing Command

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