knife crime in the UK
a presentation by Chrissi and Sina
March 2018
facts
definition
criminal offences commited using knives as a weapon
- murder/homicide
- assault to harm
- robbery
- threat
- 2017: 38.000 offences in England and Wal...
- 2017: 38.000 offences in England and Wales
- highest rate since 2011
- 21% increase on previous year
- most of them in London
- 4.5 of 1000 were victims of knife crimes
recent developments
- almost daily attacks on the news
- March 10th 2018 man stabbed to death in Oldham
- campaigns to fight it
- hotline for victims
the assaulters
who are the assaulters?
- over 34% take knife with them daily
- mostly gang members
- half of assaulters in organized crime
- young men
- 80% older than 18
- BAME background
reasons
- desire to feel protected
- no awareness
- too few controls
reasons
knife crime strategies
knife crime strategy
- campaigns in every city
- policemen sent to schools
- cooperations with non-profit organizations
- recognition of gang members
- support for potential offenders
- workshops
Lives Not Knives
- founded in 2007 in Croydon
- established brand
- fighting against knife crime
- awareness raising programms
- mentors for schools
- famous campaign
- cooperations with police
Sources
~ http://www.bbc.com/
~ https://www.theguardian.com/international
~ http://livesnotknives.org/tag/knife-crime/