Knife crime in England and Wales has hit a record high in the last year with around 120 offences involving blades every day. The crime statistics show knife crime rose 8% on the previous year, with 43,516 offences involving knives or sharp objects in the year to March 2019. There was a rise of 3,301 knife crime offences from 2017/18, with the volume of offences up 42% since the year ending March 2011. Sarah Jones MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime, said: 'To see knife crime increase by eight percent after already being at record levels is truly shocking. 'Children are not born with knives in their hands, knife crime is a symptom of a much bigger problem.

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2019 08:58 UTC