Michael Allen died after being stabbed outside a nightclub in Bodmin, Cornwall.
Michael Allen died near to a nightclub in Bodmin in the early hours of 30 AprilThe family of a man who died after being stabbed in April have set up a trust to try to tackle a rise in knife crime.
"It became obvious that more had been hurt, and at that point we realised it wasn't just about us, it was about everyone else as well."Michael's family have set up Mike's Trust to "raise awareness of knife crime… and empower people to make better choices".
There were 1,299 offences in Devon and Cornwall in the first 10 months of 2022, compared to 638 recorded in the whole of 2015. There were 44 knife crime offences per 100,000 people in Devon and Cornwall in the year up to September 2022, compared to the England average of 86, according to the latest ONS data.
The force added there had also been changes in legislation since 2019 to include offences in private residential settings.
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