UK Launches Knife Crime Crackdown In London With Facial Recognition And Increased Police Patrols

The government said Westminster, Croydon and 16 other London boroughs had received more than £8.1 million through its Knife Crime Concentrations Fund to support targeted interventions.

In London, knife crime reportedly dropped by 14 per cent over the same period, with knife-related homicides falling by 34 per cent and knife-enabled robberies by 19 per cent.

We know that hearing of knife crime incidents happening in your city can have the opposite effect and we want to stop that,” she said.

Jones added that the government was working with police to focus on areas where knife crime caused the greatest harm.

The initiative forms part of the UK Government’s wider commitment to halve knife crime within a decade through increased enforcement, prevention and early intervention.