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LIFE REPORTS
The number of
people being
stabbed has
reached an all-time
high and, despite
the best efforts
of officials and
individuals, the
situation seems to
be getting worse.
Why are
our teens
carrying
knives?
Young people feel they
have no other choice
but to carry weaponsT
o say the numbers
are shocking is an
understatement.
Just last year, 285 people
were fatally stabbed in
England and Wales* – the
highest number since
records began.
Every day, the Metropolitan
Police deals with an average
of 40 blade-related offences.
Although you’re twice as likely
to be stabbed in the capital
than anywhere else in the
country, in South Yorkshire,
104 kids were charged with
knife offences – a 50 per cent
increase in three years.
And behind these numbers
are names. Innocent people
who have been murdered,
shattered families left behind,
young gang members whose50 FACEBOOK.COM/BESTMAGAZINE