Knife crime on rise, convictions too
This news is a bit of a mixed bag, there are some positive figures and some negative ones. Starting with the bad news, knife crime is on the rise. Apparently the number of people who carry a knife has gone up by 60% in the past ten years, according to Home office figures.
The rise in people carrying knives comes despite a number of schemes over the last couple of years to reduce the level of knife crime.
On a more positive note, the figures were released as part of the number of convictions for knife crime. The conviction rates are up by as much as 400% in some areas, such as Yorkshire. However, in London, which has the highest knife crime rate in the UK, the rise in convictions was by less than 10%.
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