Written Question·Home Office·UIN 99780
Knives: Crime Prevention
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce knife crime.
Answer
Mike TappTackling knife crime is a priority for Government. Since this Government has been in office, knife homicides have fallen by almost 20% while knife crime overall has fallen for the first time in 4 years, dropping by 5% in our first year from 54,215 to 51,5...
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