Availability of knives on the dark web and cultural changes among young people towards carrying knives seen as factors in rising knife violenceRising knife crime is being caused by a cocktail of a reduction in halt and search,increased sales on the dark web of weapons such as the foot-long “zombie knife”, and a burgeoning culture of youth violence, or Scotland Yard police chiefs believe said.
Knife crime is up by at least 18%,after years of falling, and 10 youngsters believe been stabbed to death in the capitalin the past nine months.
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Source: theguardian.com