A quarter of those - nearly 10,000 - had also been directly involved in serious gang violence or crime.
It’s not just boys - the study also revealed that among girls aged 17, one in 25 has carried or used a weapon.
Figures around knife crime have continuously increased since the year 2012 - only in the quarter leading to June 2020 - during which we experienced a period of national lockdown and social distancing - did we see a one percent decrease. But with restrictions now lifted and life returning to normal, we’re once again facing the full impact of that increase.
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