UK Prime Minister launches anti-knife crime coalition

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has convened a coalition to stop young people from falling into knife crime, joined by actor and anti-knife crime campaigner Idris Elba.

In the year ending March 2023, 41 percent of all homicides in England and Wales were knife-related and rates of knife crime have been steadily rising since 2012, despite being lower than pre-pandemic levels.