Surge in knife crime and murder in England and Wales
Police have recorded another surge in violent offences including murder, manslaughter and stabbings as the number of police officers and detection rate plunged to a record low. In an alarming day for crime and policing, a rush of statistics prompted warnings of a “public health emergency”, an “epidemic of violence” and claims the country is “sleepwalking into a nightmare”.
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