how are the London Metropolitan Police dealing with knife crime? and how does the London Metropolitan Police force employ big data and predictive analysis for pre-emptive policing? The findings of this chapter uncover not only an analysis of the recent knife crime statistics in London but also a...
UK Politics World US Money Science, Climate & Tech Ents & Arts Programmes More Government must combat knife crime in the UK A police review found its easier for children to buy knives than paracetamol in some cases.Thursday 20 February 2025 10:57, UK Knife crime This is a modal...
In the UK knife crime includes any incident involving a bladed instrument. The rate of this type of crime has been steadily increasing over the past five years, according to the Office for National Statistics. In the first six months of this year, 248 people were killed with a knife in En...
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 tragic reality is evident in the latest statistics about knife crime and the number of young people who have died as a result of knife related incidents even since we started working on this brief. So many bright young lives ended, and so many more destroyed around the epicentre of each...
The incident on Monday is the worst mass stabbing attack targeting children in the UK in decades – and possibly ever. While knife crime has risen across the country over the past decade – with a slight dip during the pandemic years – mass stabbing incidents are extremely rare. ...
Knife crime statisticsBerman, GavinBerman G. Knife Crime Statistics - Standard Note: SN/SG/4304. London: House of Commons; 2012.
The chapter uses the reporting of knife crime statistics as a case study given its role in shaping public perceptions and influencing the construction of social reality in general.doi:10.1057/978-1-137-39841-3_5Jairo Lugo-Ocando
The incident on Monday is the worst mass stabbing attack targeting children in the UK in decades – and possibly ever. While knife crime has risen across the country over the past decade – with a slight dip during the pandemic years – mass stabbing incidents are extremely rare. ...