The information requested is provided in the table below.<\/p>
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Please note that 2007 data has not been included as the time series data on the number of possession of offensive weapon offences used in the knife possession bulletin is only available from quarter 4 in 2007, so a full year\u2019s data is not available.<\/p>
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Number of offenders1<\/sup> given immediate custody for a possession of an offensive weapon offence by year and number of previous2,3<\/sup> convictions or cautions for the same offence, England and Wales4<\/sup>, 2008 to 2018.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of offenders<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of previous convictions and cautions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1 to 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5 to 10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11 or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 1,660<\/p><\/td> 533<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2,194<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 1,715<\/p><\/td> 509<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2,229<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 1,460<\/p><\/td> 421<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,884<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 1,552<\/p><\/td> 480<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2,034<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 1,340<\/p><\/td> 454<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,796<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 1,195<\/p><\/td> 349<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,547<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1,193<\/p><\/td> 362<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,557<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 1,286<\/p><\/td> 391<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,678<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 1,490<\/p><\/td> 478<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,970<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 1,543<\/p><\/td> 534<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2,079<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 1,416<\/p><\/td> 505<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1,921<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: <\/strong>Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Notes:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1) Each offender is counted only once in each year they were given an immediate custodial sentence for possession of an offensive weapon, but may appear in multiple years.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2) Previous occasions on which the offences for which the offender was cautioned or convicted included possession of an offensive weapon, as counted on the last occasion in each year that the offender was given an immediate custodial sentence for offences including possession of an offensive weapon.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3) Previous sentencing occasions may have resulted in an immediate custodial sentence.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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