The number of offences involving knives or sharp instruments has increased by 30% since 2011.
Compared to year ending in March 2011, the number or offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by the police has increased in 39 out of 44 of the police forces.
Figures from the Home Office show a reduction in the total workforce police of 18% between March 2010 and March 2018.The police forces who have experienced greatest cuts are those who most rely on government funding. Rape, attempted murder, sexual assault and homicide accounted for a very small proportion of offences involving a knife or sharp instrument.
Over 90% of the patients are male and about 90% of them are adults. However, the number of patients under the age of 18 has risen from the 318 recorded in year ending March 2013 to 573 in year ending March 2018. The figures also show that the sentences for knife crime have been getting tougher, with a higher proportion of custodial sentences.
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