Criminal offences committed using a knife as a weapon.
the Home Office announced a raft of measures to crack down on knife crime
count nouna recent spate of knife crimes
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Police forces are also concerned about the increase in knife crime.
There were more than 26,000 serious knife crimes last year, new figures show.
He said: "Compared to other areas our knife crime is very low, but we have still got local lessons to learn."
All the couple's offences except the knife crime and one bail offence were committed in York and none was jointly charged.
This was significant, he said, as more than half of London knife crime involved robberies.
Under-25s are most often the victims and the perpetrators of knife crime, but many incidents go unreported.
Particular alarm has been caused by the growth in knife crime by schoolchildren.
I think all communities affected by gun and knife crime would support it.
With knife crime, we are concerned about the number of young people involved and the age of both victims and offenders.
I also believe we can cut knife crime, increase teenage participation in sport and bring back the Routemaster, all at no additional cost to the taxpayer.
Definition of knife crime in US English:
knife crime
noun
Criminal offenses committed using a knife as a weapon.
a recent spate of knife crimes
the stabbing comes amid heightened concerns about levels of knife crime
Example sentencesExamples
He said: "Compared to other areas our knife crime is very low, but we have still got local lessons to learn."
There were more than 26,000 serious knife crimes last year, new figures show.
With knife crime, we are concerned about the number of young people involved and the age of both victims and offenders.
This was significant, he said, as more than half of London knife crime involved robberies.
All the couple's offences except the knife crime and one bail offence were committed in York and none was jointly charged.
Under-25s are most often the victims and the perpetrators of knife crime, but many incidents go unreported.
Police forces are also concerned about the increase in knife crime.
Particular alarm has been caused by the growth in knife crime by schoolchildren.
I think all communities affected by gun and knife crime would support it.
I also believe we can cut knife crime, increase teenage participation in sport and bring back the Routemaster, all at no additional cost to the taxpayer.