Knife-related offences continues to soar – Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary,
commenting on new statistics which show that in the year ending March
2019 the highest number of knife and offensive weapon offences since
2010 were formally dealt with by the Criminal Justice System, said:

“The number of knife-related offences continues to soar under this
government. The overstretched and under-resourced police and criminal
justice systems are only able to tackle a fraction of the total level of
crime.

“The Government should stop just talking about a public health
approach and actually adopt one. This includes properly funding the
police, ending the Tories’ damaging cuts to public services and
reinvesting in youth services to provide young people with genuine hope
for their future prospects.”