People in Merseyside can hand in bladed weapons as part of a week-long Knife Surrender this month, to help keep potentially dangerous weapons off our streets.
Gangs will often exploit young and vulnerable people to carry, hide and use weapons on their behalf.
Some people may carry a knife because they think “everyone else is”, but that’s not the case - 99 per cent of young people in the UK don’t carry a knife.
Merseyside Police is encouraging those that know someone who might be carrying a knife, or carrying one themselves, to hand it in anonymously from Monday May 13 to Sunday May 19.
Merseyside has seen significant reductions in both serious violence and knife crime in the last few years, with 263 less victims of serious violence in the last year alone.
But one knife incident is too many and that’s why the force remains determined to reducing knife crime incidents and the devastating impact it has on individuals, families, and the wider community.
Sceptre, the national week of action targeting knife crime, returns on Monday May 13. During Sceptre, officers will continue their ongoing work to tackle knife crime and use it as an opportunity to educate the public on the dangers of carrying a weapon.
Uniformed officers will be deployed across Merseyside to deter offenders and provide reassurance to the local community, with a focus in hotspot areas where crime is most likely to happen. More than 3,000 hours of targeted uniformed foot patrols have helped drive down serious violence in the last year.
Officers will be proactively monitoring individuals with live Serious Violence Reduction Orders and undertaking stop searches when they are in a public place.
The force will also continue to work with partners
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