…By Henry George for TDPel Media.
Over the 12 months leading up to March of this year, there were 12,786 reported knife offences, marking a 16% rise compared to the previous year’s figure of 11,031.
This figure represents a 31% increase from the previous year’s total of 5,627.
The number of knife killings dropped from 76 to 63 in the most recent 12-month period, and attempted murders with a blade fell from 59 to 54.
The 16% increase in knife-related crimes in London over the past year is significantly higher than the 5% increase recorded in England and Wales as a whole.