You can buy knives through snapchat and TikTok, and offences with a sharp instrument are up, 4.7% higher than 2021-2022.

It’s Mary here, and I want to understand why knife crime is an issue that never seems to go away.

Faron Alex Paul set up Faz Amnesty, an organisation that offers vouchers to people when they hand in their knives, without involving the police. I asked him what we need to do to actually make a difference, from better regulation of buying and selling, to how communities can come together.

And The News Movement reporter John Simpson shares the impact of some of the stories he’s seen in his career. 

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Noted is an original podcast production from The News Movement and Persephonica. 

Resources: 

https://livesafe.org.uk/young-people/knife-crime/

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