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    Knife crime rose 22% in England and Wales in 2017, with 39,598 offences involving knives or sharp instruments, up from 32,448 in 2016. While most other crime types stayed similar to 2016 levels, police reported an increase in knife crimes against under-25s from 3,900 annually in 2014 to 6,500 annually. In the first 100 days of 2018, 52 people were killed in London, many from stabbings.

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    Knife crime rose 22% in England and Wales in 2017, with 39,598 offences involving knives or sharp instruments, up from 32,448 in 2016. While most other crime types stayed similar to 2016 levels, police reported an increase in knife crimes against under-25s from 3,900 annually in 2014 to 6,500 annually. In the first 100 days of 2018, 52 people were killed in London, many from stabbings.

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    Knife crime rose by 22% in England and Wales in 2017

    The Crime Survey for England and Wales said most types of crime stayed at similar
    levels to 2016.

    It added that eight-in-10 adults had not experienced any crimes asked about in the
    survey throughout 2017.

    In 2017 there were 39,598 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument - up from
    32,448 in 2016

    In the first 100 days of 2018, 52 people were killed in the capital - many of which
    were stabbings

    Reference – NA, 26th April 2018, Knife crime up 22% in England and Wales,
    BBC News

    Police forces reported an increase since 2014 from 3,900 knife crimes a year against
    under-25s to 6,500 annually.
    There has been a big reduction in overall crime in Britain since 1995
    The levels even of violent crime have been stable for the past four years
    Reference – NA, 26th June 2018, The rise in youth knife crime should be treated as
    an emergency, The Independent

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