Claim: 8% of stop and searches are knife crime related
Fact-check: How many stop and searches are knife crime related? - Full Fact
Verdict: we can't say for certain. the claim refers to london, where in the first three months of 2018, 9% of stop and searches that led to a "positive outcome", were for "weapons, points and blades". this category includes things like acid and screwdrivers as well as knives. we don't have the same figure for england and wales.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2018-04-20T00:00:00