Claim: Violent crime is down by 51%.
Fact-check: What do we know about knife crime levels since 2010? - Full Fact
Verdict: crime survey data shows that "violent crime" offences have decreased by 51% since 2010. but this is not the most useful data when looking specifically at knife crime.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-03-14T00:00:00