Only a quarter of knife fiends end up in jail, according to shock new figures
- Posted on May 18, 2025
- By The Daily Star
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Only a quarter of knife fiends end up in jail, according to shock new figures

The proportion of blade offenders sent to prison stood at 27.9% in the last quarter of 2024, down from a peak of 42.9% in 2020 despite knife crime hitting near-record levels