Recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics reveal that 46% of homicides in England and Wales in the year ending March 2024 involved knives, marking the highest rate in over a decade. The home secretary is considering proposals to ban pointed kitchen knives, a suggestion from actor Idris Elba, who believes these changes could significantly reduce knife crime. Labour has committed to halving incidents of knife violence within a decade amidst growing concern about the alarming trend of stabbings, particularly among younger victims.
Of the 570 homicides recorded in the year ending March 2024, 262 were due to a knife or sharp instrument, marking 46% of killings—the highest proportion in 11 years.
Actor Idris Elba suggested banning pointed kitchen knives as an innovative solution to address rising knife crime, emphasizing that food can still be cut with rounded knives.
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