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The Office for National Statistics said knife offences rose by 23 per cent in the capital

STABBINGS are on the rise as new figures show a surge in violent crime across the UK.

But how many took place in London and how much have they increased by? We take a look at the statistics.

How many stabbings took place in London and other Brit regions over the last year?

 

There were 37,443 recorded knife offences and 6,694 recorded gun offences in the year up to September 2017.

In London the problem was even more pronounced than the rest of the country, with 12,980 knife crimes taking place in the capital - 2,452 more than the equivalent year.

Four teenagers were stabbed to death in London on New Year's Eve alone, bringing the total number of stabbing deaths in the capital to 80.

Commander Neil Jerome of the Met's territorial policing command condemned the crimes, saying the four families had lost a loved one to "senseless violence and the callous use of knives as lethal weapons".

A shocking night of violence took place on February 20, 2018, with six people reportedly stabbed in one night in North London.

Are stabbings on the rise?

Knife crime across the country has risen by a staggering 21 per cent in the 12 months to September 2017, according to quarterly figures released by the Office of National Statistics.

Stabbings in London are at their highest level in six years, with a 23 per cent rise from the previous year.

Overall, crime had continued to fall in England and Wales, consistent with the general trend since the mid-1990s.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a recent knife attack in Camden, which killed two men and left another injured.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “These statistics show the terrible repercussions around the country of a Government that has been desperately weak on crime for the last eight years, as well as weak on the causes of crime.

“The most violent crimes, including knife crime, are rising across England & Wales. This is clearly a national problem that requires national solutions.

"The Government must urgently increase funding for the police as well as restoring funding for the services that provide alternative paths away from crime, such as youth services, education, probation and mental health services.”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/...crime-statistics-uk/

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While crime is up, this year, in the UK, what they're not telling you is crime is down 75% over the last 20 years in the UK. Crime levels are 75% LESS than they were in 1995.

4.3 million violent crimes in 1995

1.2 million violent crimes in 2015

What caused such a reduction in violent crime in the last 20 years?

Hint: it wasn't more guns.

direstraits posted:
antimaim posted:

 6,694 recorded gun offences in the year up to September 2017

Huh? Aren't guns banned in the UK? BTW, England is about the size of Rhode Island.

So much for controls by governments.  Just think if they had an unprotected southern border ruled by criminal gangs awash with fully automatic weapons. 

It's funny. One gun grabber is from a crime family that has been engaged in all sorts of criminal activities over the years. Of course he means "take others' guns, not mine or my family".

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direstraits posted:
antimaim posted:

 6,694 recorded gun offences in the year up to September 2017

Huh? Aren't guns banned in the UK? BTW, England is about the size of Rhode Island.

So much for controls by governments.  Just think if they had an unprotected southern border ruled by criminal gangs awash with fully automatic weapons. 

And think of their size. So, guns banned, small country already taken over by the moslims, and violence on the rise. It's sad really. The people there were sending out alarms about the moslims years ago, and trying to warn the US.

antimaim posted:
direstraits posted:
antimaim posted:

 6,694 recorded gun offences in the year up to September 2017

Huh? Aren't guns banned in the UK? BTW, England is about the size of Rhode Island.

So much for controls by governments.  Just think if they had an unprotected southern border ruled by criminal gangs awash with fully automatic weapons. 

And think of their size. So, guns banned, small country already taken over by the moslims, and violence on the rise. It's sad really. The people there were sending out alarms about the moslims years ago, and trying to warn the US.

London used to be one of the most peaceful of cities.  Crooks, once caught, went along with the police. Now, Londonistan is one of the most violent in Europe. 

direstraits posted:
antimaim posted:
direstraits posted:
antimaim posted:

 6,694 recorded gun offences in the year up to September 2017

Huh? Aren't guns banned in the UK? BTW, England is about the size of Rhode Island.

So much for controls by governments.  Just think if they had an unprotected southern border ruled by criminal gangs awash with fully automatic weapons. 

And think of their size. So, guns banned, small country already taken over by the moslims, and violence on the rise. It's sad really. The people there were sending out alarms about the moslims years ago, and trying to warn the US.

London used to be one of the most peaceful of cities.  Crooks, once caught, went along with the police. Now, Londonistan is one of the most violent in Europe. 

The Islamic fanatics accused of butchering a British soldier on a London street and then bragging about it to stunned witness were no strangers to law enforcement.

Michael Adebolajo, last seen on video waving blood-soaked meat cleaver and ranting about avenging Muslims in Afghanistan and elsewhere, had been on their radar for several years, the British media reported Thursday.

So was the other maniac, a 22-year-old whose name Scotland Yard has not yet been released.

The revelations about the pair came as the British Army identified the slain soldier as 25-year-old Lee Rigby, a seven-year vet who had served in Afghanistan, and as police arrested two additional suspects, a man and woman, both 29, in connection with the deadly attacks.

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