Following the tragic news of two fatal stabbings last weekend, the Government has proclaimed that knife crime is a national crisis. Home secretary Sajid Javid has vowed to call together police commissioners to tackle the issue head-on.
While there is no silver bullet, there is talk of knife ASBOs and Government tsars – and a denial that the rise is related to falling numbers of police officers.
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