Although still an area of great political and public concern, recent statistics appear to show current attempts to tackle knife crime are bearing some fruit.
However, a report by the House of Commons' Home Affairs Committee, released last week, claims there are signs of an "arms race", with young people carrying knives because they fear others are too. So just how effective has the renewed drive to combat knife crime been, and where do we go from here?
Deputy chief constable Alf Hitchcock, former head of the Tackling Knives Action Programme, says big strides have been made on this issue. But he adds that the measures taken so far have focused predominantly on police work, achieving only short-term results.
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