Crackdown on knife carriers leads to 100 charges in London

3 Jul 2008
Ninety-five per cent of young people caught with knives in London are being charged rather than cautioned, marking a huge increase in the number of young people appearing in court as police try to tackle the growing problem.

In a focus on youth violence, more than 1,200 people have been arrested, 528 knives have been seized and 26,777 people have been searched since the Metroplitan Police Operation Blunt 2 began on May 19.

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