Why do young people carry knives?
The main reason young people give for carrying knives is for their own protection. Either someone carrying a knife has threatened them, or someone has threatened to use a knife on them. Another reason is peer pressure - they may have a sibling or a peer who has encouraged them to carry a knife. Peer pressure can be quite strong. In the most deprived areas it can be worse than in other places.
It used to be the case that most children and young people carrying knives would be aged 14 and up, but in recent years we have seen a lowering in the age of young people carrying knives.
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