The statistical basis for that is far from clear - but Scotland Yard, with the mayor of London's support, has begun increasing the use of stop and search again. Since , police numbers have decreased by almost 20, Prime Minister Theresa May has said there is no "direct correlation" between the rise in knife crime and a fall in police numbers, but the issue is contested.
In , a Home Affairs Committee report said police forces were "struggling to cope" amid falling staff numbers and a leaked Home Office document said they had "likely contributed" to a rise in serious violent crime. Sentences for all kinds of violent crime have been getting tougher, particularly for knife crime. The Ministry of Justice tracks the penalties imposed for those caught carrying knives and other offensive weapons in England and Wales.
Public anxiety about knife crime, legislative changes and firmer guidance for judges and magistrates have led to the stiffer sentences, although offenders under 18 are still more likely to be cautioned than locked up.
Additional research by Ben Butcher. This piece was originally published in January , but is updated regularly to include the latest statistics. On a knife edge: Rising violence in London. Image source, AFP. One in four victims were men aged Related Topics. Knife crime Crime. Published 1 November That women are more likely to know their killer and to be killed at home reflects the terrible reality that, notwithstanding the tragic recent murder of Sarah Everard, most cases of femicide occur in the home.
The drivers of such domestic violence also need to be better understood and monitored. Overall, our findings point to strong concerns of specific vulnerable groups — both for victims and for potential perpetrators.
More work needs to be undertaken to understand the way in which violence impacts the lives of young, Black men in London — the most likely cohort to be killed and to kill. This research seeks to identify wider trends and patterns in both those killed and those who have perpetrated killings. Whilst our data often points to and reinforces widely-held truths — such as men being far more likely to be killers than women — our findings point towards the need for more research, not least in areas such as why so many Black men are caught up in violence at a young age.
Analysis into social deprivation, education, employment prospects and other factors that play a part in the fabric of violence need to be more widely examined, and government funding should be found to this end. To this end, the granular data of this report is made available here. It can be listened to here begins :. London Population by Gender Statista. Camden Trust For London. Newham Info — Deprivation.
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It provides further evidence that knife crime is arguably the greatest law enforcement challenge facing the Home Office, police and communities across England and Wales.
Ministers have blamed much of the rise in serious violence on disputes between drug gangs. However, drugs are unlikely to account for the entire rise in cases of murder and manslaughter which, as a proportion of population, is back to levels it was a decade ago but not as high as in the early s.
Violent crime rising, police figures suggest. Image source, Getty Images.
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