Michael HowieLouise Gray
Both hospital admission figures and police figures say that knife crime has been increasing since 2014. However, some academics have questioned how politicians and the police are responding to this increase. "I think the UK should be worried about all types of crime, and all types of violence....
A brief history of knife crime in the UK Although rarely acknowledged within its discourse, the label 'knife crime' as a crime category in England and Wales has a relatively recent history. Originally a descriptor of particular forms of violence in Scotland in the 1990s, the term was ...
Lucy Adams
Byline: JUSTIN DAVENPORTMETAL detectors are to be used by police at train and Tube stations in a Londonwide clampdown on carrying knives.The operation comes as research by Scotland Yard shows an alarming increase in knife crime among teenagers.More than 50 a week are victims, many of them ...
Byline: Jamie BeatsonNINE children are convicted of carrying knives in Scotland every week, figures revealed yesterday.According to new official statistics, the number of prosecutions among under-18's for carrying offensive weapons such as meat cleavers, swords and knives soared by around 75 per ...
LINDSAY McINTOSHCRAIG BROWN
making a mockery of his claims that Scotland is 'getting safer'.New official figures show that 95 homicide cases were recorded in 2010-11 - including murders and culpable homicides - resulting in 97 deaths.Sixty-one victims were killed as a result of knife crime, the second highest figure re...
The Silent Victims of Knife Crime; Violent ScotlandDaily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
say Strathclyde Police.The astonishing figures,which emerged on the day Scotland hosted a major conference on violence reduction, show how deeply-rooted knife culture has become north of the Border and indicate the scale of the challenge police face in tackling the problem.There have been calls fo...