Knife crime reaches record high as prosecutions fall to all-time low

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Knife crime hits record high in England and Wales

Knife crime has reached a new record high in England and Wales, as prosecutions for all offences hit an all-time low.

 

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InAbsentia9 You let them in, now you must suffer the consequences of your actions. Take your country back.

Is the same old story you have to catch the criminal to prosecute them, many knife crime is territorial and rivalry related over selling drugs. all tight lips and waiting to get revenge.

You need arrests, evidence, and prosecutors to secure prosecutions. Hard to get any of those without adequate real-terms funding for Police, Scientific support and CPS.

That’s what 10 years of Tory austerity cuts to the Police Service & Criminal Justice System does. 20,000 less officers. This crisis is yours Johnson, own it.

Wales? Deffo sadiq kahns fault there.

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