Why are so many Brits killing each other in knife stabbings?

Question

News reports are suggesting the rate is as many as several hundreds of stabbings per day throughout the UK. What is the cause of this rash of knife crimes in the UK? Is this a recent phenomenon?

Answer 1

Well they've reported 19 deaths this year. Not exactly Kabul, is it? And still far from the worst rate among comparable nations.

The question should be why do so many supposedly intelligent people believe every paranoid rant they read?

Answer 2

One factor (and it's not new) is that violent crimes in the UK tend to involve knives rather than guns.  It sounds very dramatic when they report the statistics, but most of the knife crimes involve injuries rather than deaths.  Knife murders are rare.

It doesn't seem to be clear how recent it is, since statistics specifically related to knives were not kept in the past.

Answer 3

There are a lot more knife crimes as teenagers are carrying knifes because they think its "protection". As teenagers get into arguments, out comes the knife.

Answer 4

Maybe because unlike America where guns are accessible easier in u.k they can't buy guns. So instead they use knives.

Answer 5

Its because British youth culture is out of control. Underage drinking, stabbings, shootings, kids beating up old people for fun - its exactly like 'A Clockwork Orange'. What a prophetic movie that's turned out to be.

Answer 6

I was just reading about this.  It only appears to be a recent phenomenon because in the past, reported crimes (robbery, assault, burglary) did not indicate the weapon used.

Since that weapon statistic was included, they're realizing they have a big problem on their hands.

Answer 7

I don't think it's 700 stabbings per day.

Probably 700 knife crimes per day, this could range from the poilce finding a knife on you, to stabbing and killing someone...

It's part of a new phase, every youth at a lost end wants to be in a gang and carry a knife to look cool...

Quite sad really

Answer 8

Because they don't like each other, I suppose.  Remember that knives don't kill people ... people kill people!!  :-)

Answer 9

Several hundred a day is rubbish, I don't know which news company is reporting that. The actualy figures are around 3 - 4 a week. It has always been happening, right since anyone can remember, it's just the press are making a big deal out of it now so it seems like its worse than it really is