the BCS has been recording violent incidents involving knives for years. In 2007-08 the number of such incidents was just under 130,000 a year.
That is 25% down on last year, when the figure stood just shy of 173,000, and well under half the 1995 peak of 340,000. The caveat is that the BCS does not include under-16s, a significant omission which the government is considering amending.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2008/jul/17/crimeisdownbutwhataboutk
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