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  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    UK crime
    Knife offences rise despite flat levels of violent crime

    Robberies also increase in year to September, though fall in homicides reflects mixed picture

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    Adam Abdullah
    The UK cannot tackle youth violence with brute force

    As the ‘young mayor’ of Lewisham in London, I see the impact of this misguided approach daily

  • Thursday, 8 August, 2019
    Young people and politicians demand action on knife crime

    Report calls for investment in youth services, rehabilitation and community policing

  • Thursday, 18 July, 2019
    UK crime
    Police point to strains as crimes solved hit new low

    Only two in every 25 offences lead to police or court action, statistics show

  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Can treating knife crime like disease cut death toll?

    Cities are taking their lead from doctors to tackle epidemics of stabbing

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    UK politics & policy
    Sajid Javid says he ‘could have turned to crime’ in his youth

    UK home secretary recalls humble origins in veiled pitch for Tory party leadership

  • Monday, 1 April, 2019
    Theresa May urges multi agency action on knife crime

    Downing Street summit sees 100 experts come together prompted by record fatal stabbings

  • Saturday, 9 March, 2019
    Payne's Politics podcast36 min listen
    Back to Brexit stalemate and tackling knife crime

    Geoffrey Cox spent much of this week in Brussels but failed to negotiate any kind of…

  • Friday, 8 March, 2019
    Camilla Cavendish
    Better policing alone will not solve knife crime

    We need to give desperate young men an alternative to gang culture

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  • Thursday, 7 February, 2019
    Fatal stabbings hit highest level since records began

    ONS data show 285 killings in year to March 2018, an increase of 73

  • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
    UK politics & policy
    Police given new powers to battle knife crime

    ‘Prevention orders’ on regular offenders will include curfews and social media curbs

  • Thursday, 24 January, 2019
    UK crime
    Murders rise to decade high in England and Wales

    Knife crime and other violence increase while more police officers are added

  • Thursday, 13 December, 2018
    Knife crimes cases at eight-year high in England

    About 20 per cent of offences dealt with by courts were committed by youngsters aged 10 to 17

  • Tuesday, 20 November, 2018
    News in-depthUK police
    Why England is facing a rising tide of knife crime

    Police forces look to the US and Glasgow for solutions after fatal stabbings soar

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    UK police
    Sajid Javid tells police to get knife crime under control

    Home secretary’s intervention comes after spate of deaths in London

  • Thursday, 19 July, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Police record 16% rise in knife offences

    Data provides fresh evidence of rise in serious violent crime in England and Wales

  • Friday, 4 May, 2018
    Gun control
    Trump claims London hospital is like a ‘war zone’

    Speech to NRA offers grim depiction of city’s knife crime amid tough UK gun laws

  • Thursday, 26 April, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    UK faces rise in ‘high-harm’ crime — ONS

    London and other cities experience jump in knife and gun crime

  • Monday, 9 April, 2018
    UK police
    Rudd’s crime strategy overshadowed by funding row

    Leaked document suggests fall in police numbers is to blame for surge in violent crime

  • Thursday, 2 November, 2017
    UK government spending
    Surge in violent crime fuels austerity debate

    Strains between police chiefs and ministers intensify over effect of cuts

  • Thursday, 19 October, 2017
    Gun and knife crime surges in England and Wales

    Police forces under pressure with limited resources

  • Wednesday, 12 April, 2017
    UK politics & policy
    Sharp rise in London gun crime reverses falling trend

    Surge of 42% as more young people carry weapons as status symbols

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