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Mapped: Knife crime is rising – how many attacks in your area and why is it increasing?

Armed robberies are helping to fuel an increase in knife crime across England and Wales, the latest figures show. The number of knife crime offences hit a post-Covid high in 2024, with 54,587 ...
The Conversation

Why stopping knife crime needs to start in the kitchen

Graham Farrell receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council.. Toby Davies receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the UK Home Office. Think ...
Reuters

Britain tries to tackle youth knife crime crisis

UK government launches several anti-knife crime measures Campaigners say tackling root causes should be a priority Knife bins scheme is low-cost, short-term measure, expert says Charities call for ...
The Economist

Should all knives with pointed ends be banned?

RONAN KANDA had just visited a friend after school to buy a PlayStation controller. As he left the house, headphones on, the 16-year-old probably had no idea that he was being followed by two other ...
CNN

Why are there so many stabbings in Britain?

A gruesome train stabbing that left nine people with life-threatening injuries over the weekend has put the spotlight back on the United Kingdom’s widespread knife-crime problem. A 32-year-old British ...
Reuters

UK ninja sword ban begins as 1,000 weapons surrendered in knife crime crackdown

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - At least 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a British government amnesty launched last month to combat knife crime, the interior ministry announced on Friday, as a new ...