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Cutlery Company Creates Knives With Square Tips 'in Response To Rising Knife Crime' [View all]
Cutlery Company Creates Knives With Square Tips ‘in Response To Rising Knife Crime’
Knives in collection ‘have been repeatedly tested to ensure the tip does not pierce skin intentionally or otherwise’
Sabrina Barr
2 days ago
A cutlery company has created a range of knives with blunt tips in response to knife crime statistics in the UK.
In October 2019, it was reported that knife crime had reached a record high in England and Wales, with more than 44,000 offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by police in the 12 months leading up to June.
This marked a seven per cent increase on the previous year, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stating that the number of crimes involving knives was at its highest point since the 2010 to 2011 period.
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Knives in collection ‘have been repeatedly tested to ensure the tip does not pierce skin intentionally or otherwise’
Sabrina Barr
2 days ago
A cutlery company has created a range of knives with blunt tips in response to knife crime statistics in the UK.
In October 2019, it was reported that knife crime had reached a record high in England and Wales, with more than 44,000 offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by police in the 12 months leading up to June.
This marked a seven per cent increase on the previous year, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stating that the number of crimes involving knives was at its highest point since the 2010 to 2011 period.
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