Crime Wave UK: 21,500 Knife and Weapons Crimes in 2018, Fifth of Offenders Under 18
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16 Mar 2019217
Knife and other weapons offences in Britain are at their highest level since 2009, according to new statistics, with over a fifth of culprits being under 18.
Ministry of Justice figures show that some 21,484 knife and offensive weapon offences were recorded for 2018, the highest figure since 2009 — when the country was still in the wake of the financial crisis and unemployment was significantly higher.
Fully 4,430 of these offences, or 21 percent of the total figure, involved a criminal aged 10 to 17, highlighting the increasing propensity for violence as social cohesion breaks down in the British capital of London and other major urban centres.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/03/16/crime-wave-uk-21500-knife-weapons-offences-2018-fifth-offenders-under-18/
