The National Health Service has released figures that show that the number of people being admitted to accident and emergency rooms in England suffering from knife related injures has dropped by 8%. The figures also show that the number of teenagers admitted with knife injuries has also dropped by 14%.
The latest NHS figures were compiled using admissions to accident and emergency rooms due to assault by sharp objects; this includes knifes. In areas that the government have been targeting knife crime, there has been a 10% decrease in knife related injuries, compared with a 5% drop in other areas.
In separate figures, the Ministry of Justice states that more people are being sent to jail for knife possession; 21% of offences now result in immediate custody, compared to 17% in 2007.
The NHS figures also showed that admissions with gunshot wounds were also down 10.2%, but the rate of admissions due to poisoning by drugs (including illegal drugs), has risen by 10.7% from 2006/7.
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i know that in some areas you might want to carry a knife to feel safe, but if everyone in that area started carrying knifes you’re bound to get more knife based injuries.
Posted on March 24th, 2009 at 4:43 am
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