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What鈥檚 behind the rise in knife crime on our streets

Why the deadly uptick in nationwide knife related crime?

Analysis of a decade鈥檚 worth of sentencing data across England and Wales between 2013 and 2023 has revealed a worrying uptick in knife crime nationwide. For the first time, the contents of more than 4.7 million lines of crime and sentencing data have been used by The Times to build profiles of fatal stabbing victims and offenders convicted of knife possession.

Guest: David Woode, Crime Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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