BackgroundFrom 2016 to 2017, the UK saw a 22% increase in crime with knives and sharp weapons. Admission to hospitals with stabbing injuries is now at its highest rate for 7 years with a shift towards younger v
Donald Trump's suggestion that guns could help tackle violent crime in London is "ridiculous", a surgeon in the capital has said. Speaking at a pro-gun rally in Dallas, the US president compared a London hospital to a "war zone" and said there was"blood all over the floors"be...
Young victims of violent crime in London are using DIY methods including hair-weaving needles and superglue to stitch themselves up in a bid to avoid going to hospital, the Mayor of London said Thursday. Sadiq Khan was taking part in a call-in segment on a local radio station when he re...
LONDON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Knife crime reached an all-time high in Britain in 2018, with its capital the hardest hit as people described London's blade offences as a "disease", official figures revealed Thursday. The British Office for National Statistics said that 14,725 knife crimes, ...
The President claims knife crime in London is so "bad" that one unnamed hospital in the capital has "blood all over the floors".
The criticism came days after two 17-year-old youngsters were killed in separate knife attacks in the country. May told Parliament on Wednesday that the deaths of the young people were "appalling" as she announced an upcoming summit on knife crime. ...
The introduction of the ‘knife-enabled’ feature code in 2001 fundamentally changed the way knife-enabled crimes were categorised and reported. This ultimately led to a problematic public definition of ‘knife crime’ as we understand it today...
"The new government urgently needs to work with charities, education, health, youth workers, the criminal justice system and local communities to find long-term solutions, so vulnerable children have a reason to turn away from crime," he added....
Priti Patel, UK's Home Secretary, increased stop and search powers in August as a response to knife crime (Credit: AP/ Frank Augstein) The UK's Home Office has recently increased stop and searches in several UK cities in an attempt to curb knife crime. These areas include London, Greater...
Pampered middle-class kids are few and far between on the Doddington estate in south London, a public housing complex known locally for knife crime and dogfights.───在伦敦南部的一个公共住宅区多丁顿村,当地有名的持刀犯罪和打混战的发生地,优渥的中产阶级家的孩子们并不多见,且离得比较远。 sta...