Stabbings in the UK are at the highest it has ever been since 1946. In London alone this year, there has been 80 homicides which include 16 teenagers. 14 of those teenagers were stabbed and 2 were shot.
“282 murders involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales in the 12 months to March 2022. This is the highest total since 1946.” – https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-statistics/
“99 young people aged under 25 were murdered with a knife or sharp object in the 12 months to March 2022. 13 were aged under 16.” – https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-statistics/
“5% percent increase in knife crime in England and Wales in the 12 months from April 2022 to March 2023” – https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-statistics/
“50,489 Police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in the 12 months from April 2022 to March 2023” – https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-statistics/
“75% increase in knife crime in England and Wales in 2022 compared to March 2013” – https://benkinsella.org.uk/knife-crime-statistics/
Caitlin Freestone-Deeming 