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Knife Homicides Down 27% In UK After 63000 Knives Taken Off Streets

By Joji Xavier   ✉   | Published:   | Follow Us On Google News
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More than 63,000 knives and weapons have been taken off UK's streets under the Keir Stamer government, resulting in knife homicides in the country falling by 27 percent, according to the Home Office.

Also, knife-point robberies and hospital admissions for stabbings are down by 10 percent and 11 percent, respectively, it said in a press release.

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