Sentences with phrase «show knife crime»
The reference to gang signs in Stormzy's album title comes at a time when gang - related crime is on the rise in the UK (recent figures show knife crime increased in the UK by 14 per cent between 2015 and 2016).
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A state law on what constitutes illegal folding knives, or so - called «gravity» knives, targets blacks and Hispanics with razor - sharp precision — though the «weapons» are rarely used in violent crimes, new statistics show.
Official figures have shown a fifth of violent crimes in England and Wales involved a knife in the last year.
Official statistics released last week showed that across England and Wales knife crime rose by a fifth last year, while robberies rose by 33 % and burglaries by 9 %.
The statistics - which showed improvement on knife crime - came under intense scrutiny after Sir Michael Scholar, head of the UK Statistics Authority, said they were «selective».
The BBC asked Martin Surl, Gloucestershire's police and crime commissioner, for a response and he said he felt Mr Ellis's action of showing off the knife was «unhelpful».