Fame Monster
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The latest figures are on the ONS. According to it, London has a higher rate than GM but I'm not sure what the rate is in Manchester:
Higher rates of knife crime seen in urban areas
Knife or sharp instrument offences tend to be concentrated in metropolitan areas. In the year ending June 2019, 32% of all offences recorded by the police (including Greater Manchester) involving a knife or sharp instrument happened in London (169 offences per 100,000 population). The highest rates after London were seen in the urban areas of Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire (122,122 and 113 offences per 100,000 population, respectively). These areas saw higher rates than the England and Wales average of 80 offences per 100,000 population (Figure 9).
I suppose it doesn't really matter which is worse because the country as a whole is getting worse in terms of knife crime with the latest figures showing the problem to be the worst on record. There's a definite social problem that needs to be addressed.
Higher rates of knife crime seen in urban areas
Knife or sharp instrument offences tend to be concentrated in metropolitan areas. In the year ending June 2019, 32% of all offences recorded by the police (including Greater Manchester) involving a knife or sharp instrument happened in London (169 offences per 100,000 population). The highest rates after London were seen in the urban areas of Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire (122,122 and 113 offences per 100,000 population, respectively). These areas saw higher rates than the England and Wales average of 80 offences per 100,000 population (Figure 9).
I suppose it doesn't really matter which is worse because the country as a whole is getting worse in terms of knife crime with the latest figures showing the problem to be the worst on record. There's a definite social problem that needs to be addressed.
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