The six-month Get Caught - Go to Court scheme was launched in April to tackle knife crime in the city.
Anyone found with a knife or bladed article is taken straight to court rather than cautioned.
Since the campaign started, 32 adults and eight people under 18 have been charged with offences involving a knife or bladed article.
This compares with 46 adults and 16 under-18s who were charged last year before the campaign was introduced.
Superintendent Keith Wilson, of Little Park Street police station, said: “This pilot is believed to be the first of its kind in the country and appears to be working as a warning against carrying knives.”
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