There were 46,265 knife crime offences in the 12 months to the end of March, up 6% from the previous year. The figures, which do not include Greater Manchester Police, were partly driven by a 7% rise in London. In this podcast, Prof Jennifer Shaw and Dr J S Bamrah discuss the causes of knife crime and what is being done in order to tackle it. You can read more about Prof Shaw’s research here: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/jennifer.j.shaw.html