Knife Crime in our Country

Better than guns I suppose but pretty scary. Home invasions by kids wielding machetes is the problem we have. No prizes for guessing which communities are involved.

Knife crime started to increase around 10 years ago when the police were asked to scale down 'stop & search'. The black community claimed the police were using this measure disproportionately on black youths. If the Government (Tories) at that time had not scaled these searches back then maybe knife crime would not have escalated to the level it is at today.

Knife crime is falling. Overall by 10% in the last couple of years, 17% in London,

This is not complacence but a sliver of hope. I am still suffering from the shock realisation that Henry Nowak is the same age as my beloved grand daughter.

GrannyGravy13

Hi do you mean bleed kits ?

There are several parents of young people who have been stabbed to death raising money to distribute these to schools and other places were youngsters gather.

I would also like to see more knife arches around the country.

Tried to find how many times they have been deployed in your (our) seafront location recently. Apparently they do not keep a record, but they are being deployed more frequently.

We often hear that youngsters particularly young boys carry a knife in order to feel safe. Unfortunately these safety items anre often used against them resulting in serious injury or death.

Yes, of course, I mean bleed kits. Thanks for the clarification/correction

Hi do you mean bleed kits ?

There are several parents of young people who have been stabbed to death raising money to distribute these to schools and other places were youngsters gather.

I would also like to see more knife arches around the country.

Tried to find how many times they have been deployed in your (our) seafront location recently. Apparently they do not keep a record, but they are being deployed more frequently.

We often hear that youngsters particularly young boys carry a knife in order to feel safe. Unfortunately these safety items anre often used against them resulting in serious injury or death.