Criminal Justice
What do we know about knife crime?
Knife crime information including specific offences and facts & figures.
12th December 2023
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Knife crime information including specific offences and facts & figures.
Latest HMI Probation research bulletin identifies four promising approaches to tackling knife crime.
Crime figures for 2019 show an overall drop in crime. Total theft is down 9% but knife crimes were up 7%.
Knife crime figures for 2018 show punitive approach isn’t working.
Community Links held a series of community conversations to explore responses to the increase in youth violence.
In the year ending June 2018 21,101 knife and offensive weapon offences were formally dealt with by the CJS, the highest number since 2010.
In the year ending March 2018 21,045 knife and offensive weapon offences were formally dealt with by the CJS, the highest number since 2012.
The plan sets out a positive and pro-active strategy for combating knife crime in London through measures focused on partnership and community working.
