Sentences with phrase «with knife crime»

The rates of violent crime in UK are on the rise, with knife crime rising by 20 %, gun crime rising by 21 % and London's murder rate ove... Read more

A decade ago Scotland, and Glasgow in particular, had a serious problem with knife crime.

But since targeting the spike in gun crime, it has been cut by 13 % in a year, and we have to do the same with knife crime.

Her remit may be broad, but it also covers some of the most important tasks facing this government, including dealing with the knife crime epidemic, tackling modern slavery — a cause championed by Theresa May during her own time at the Home Office and in Downing Street — and leading on the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill.

The charity is partnering with trainers who have experience with knife crime as role models for youths.

Not exact matches

Business Insider met with Derrick Twum who grew up in New York in a gang environment and served 14 years in prison because of knife crime.

Mr Lawrence, who speaks to young people to spell out the dire consequences of carrying a weapon, said: «Right now with the violence, and the knife crime violence, it is even more urgent now that I talk to these youngsters and explain to them the pain and the suffering they inflict on families.

Assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police Martin Hewitt said: «My position would be that stop and search is an absolutely crucial tactic in dealing with particularly something like knife crime.

«We should engage with those who are victims and offenders we should work with the statutory authorities that are working to try and deter knife crime in our communities.»

Gordon Brown has called on the police to adopt zero tolerance towards knife crime after concerns were raised officers were letting offenders off with a caution.

Individuals who hold valuable intelligence, crucial for solving crime and taking knives off the street, are unlikely to share it with a police force that they feel does not have their best interests at heart.

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.

But today's statistics bear out the impression gun and knife crime is most prevalent among young people, with 21 - to 29 - year - olds more than twice as likely to be murdered as the general population.

Knife crime in London has been rising for four years in a row and in 2016 the police recorded a 14 % increase in offences involving a knife or sharp instrument compared with the previous year, across England and Wales.

It was a challenging week for the Liberal Democrats, with their local election campaigning overshadowed by a row with the Conservatives about knife crime, and UKIP attracting the headlines.

Questions began with concerns being raised about the rate of knife crime in the UK, especially in London.

[25] King's first campaign speech, at Haverstock school, focused on «engagement with young people» as a way of reducing knife crime and helping them achieve their potential.

This speech, the knife crime action plan and the measures on fuel duty really do underline the fact that it is the Conservatives who are coming up with the sensible ideas and principles on which policy detail will be built in the run - up to the election.

However, after a wave of violent gun and knife crime in London, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn united with London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused the Tories of «reckless failure» by cutting police numbers and slashing funds for local services.

There's also a lot of problems with gangs and knife crime, including recent stabbings — the kind of social problems which are unusual for Tory - held seats.

The metal - detecting wands are a part of City Hall's work with schools to tackle knife crime, and prevent students from bringing knives into schools.

Chief Constable Alf Hitchcock, the National Police Chiefs Council lead for knife crime, said: «Carrying a weapon of any kind in schools is not an issue for a school to deal with alone; police and partners will always be willing to work with them and take appropriate action.»

In light of this, the mayor brought education leaders together with Ofsted, the Met police, Transport for London as well as parents and young people who have been affected by knife crime, at a special summit in Euston, to help increase efforts, and collaborate on how to best tackle the problem in schools.

At the moment, Khan is working closely with Ofsted and headteachers to make it mandatory for schools to develop effective measures to help prevent knife crime and support students and parents in the event of an incident.

Genre: Action, Supernatural Author: Tite Kubo Synopsis: Elwood was a knife - thrower caught in a life of crime until he met Gamma Akutabi, class «S» criminal, a man with a six - foot chainsaw and a metal hand.

Revenge is all he can think about, but upon discovering that Eric (not a very nice guy to begin with) may have committed a crime, Ben finds himself trying to suppress the truth while simultaneously seeking it out.Across town and almost a month before the murder of Eric Sullivan, best friends Dagan Jefferson and Brendan Phillips come across a mysterious homemade knife while cleaning out the garage of...

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«My weapons crime experience includes defending a client from Chicago who was charged with felony assault for allegedly knifing a man in a downtown bar.

The Telegraph article added: «Ms Osofsky said the SFO has been on a «knife - edge for years», with a chequered history of success in its prosecutions: «I'm not suggesting corruption is a «lesser» crime, and a healthy prosecuting arm needs to be kept, but a classic SFO prosecution is about individual scalps and even big brand names such as Rolls and Tesco, but the scale of money laundering is much bigger but largely unknown.»

The use of s60 powers is allowed in limited situations and with a view to help tackle gun and knife crime as well as gang violence.

Any person who knowingly has in his possession any gravity knife, switchblade knife, dagger, dirk, stiletto, billy, blackjack, metal knuckle, sandclub, slingshot, cestus or similar leather band studded with metal filings or razor blades imbedded in wood, ballistic knife, without any explainable lawful purpose, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

New powers to tackle alcohol - fuelled disorder, knife and gun crime were introduced last week with the implementation of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (VCRA 2crime were introduced last week with the implementation of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (VCRA 2Crime Reduction Act 2006 (VCRA 2006).