Even old school friends, work colleagues and neighbours feel the ripple effect of these harrowing crimes. “Every time a knife is used has the potential to cause catastrophic harm to victims, as well as devastation to their families and their communities. Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry added: “This week’s Operation Sceptre campaign is particularly poignant following the recent fatal stabbing of Davices Anderson in Nottingham, which illustrates why the work to prevent knife crime never stops. We have taken some positive strides to help reduce knife crime but it's essential that we maintain our efforts and continue to drive this down further." “While people might think that arming themselves with a weapon will help keep them safe, this actually couldn't be further from the truth, as it puts people far more at risk of getting injured themselves. Educating people, especially at a young age, about the dangers associated with carrying a knife, is incredibly important. “Eradicating knife crime from our communities continues to be so important because of the irreversible devastation this offending can cause – not just to victims but to their loved ones and the person who picks up the knife as well.
Knives were 'secreted' in the park (Image: Nottinghamshire Police) Superintendent Kathryn Craner, Nottinghamshire Police’s knife crime lead, said: “So much work goes on all year-round between the force and our partners to help take knives off the streets and stop people from picking them up in the first place. Officers said this has helped see a two percent reduction in knife crime over the last 12 months, while reported offences have reduced by 7 percent in the last year when compared to before the Covid-19 pandemic. Outside of Op Sceptre, the force has two dedicated knife crime teams, who specifically target this type of offending all year-round, with their regular patrols alone leading to just over 200 blades and offensive weapons being taken off the streets in the last year. Police said that around 200 weapons were handed over or discovered by Nottinghamshire Police as a direct result of similar operations during the last week of action in November 2022.
Neighbourhood policing teams will also be doing knife sweeps around hot spot areas, deploying metal-detecting knife arches at different locations, and carrying out extra patrols and search warrants.
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More than 2,000 children have visited the workshop since 2019, with the museum, which is free for children Year 5 and above to attend, teaching visitors about the devastating impact of knife crime.Īmnesty bins have been set up inside different police stations across Nottinghamshire as part of the campaign, where people can dispose of unwanted knives without getting in trouble. Which member of the Royal Family are you? Take our quizĪrrangements have also been made for groups of young students to visit the Ben Kinsella Trust ‘Choices and Consequences’ exhibition at the National Justice Museum in Nottingham. The force also have stepped up the school visits across the county to "help ensure this message really hits home". It is part of Nottinghamshire Police's Op Centre week of action, when officers are showing the work being done to reduce knife crime.
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