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...than in some London boroughs
London remains the most dangerous place overall in relation to knife crime, however.
By Serina Sandhu
The rate of serious knife crime in places such as Manchester, Liverpool, Slough and Blackpool is higher than in some London boroughs, it has been reported.
Dispelling the myth that the issue of knife attacks is confined to London, the BBC said there had been a sharp increase in offences outside the capital.
The report follows Donald Trump’s repeated critiques of Mayor of London Sadiq Khan over violent crime, including calling him ‘a national disgrace who is destroying’ the capital.
However, the BBC’s analysis of police figures also showed London, which had 16 of the top 25 areas for knife crime (more than one crime per 10,000 people), was still more dangerous than other cities.
According to the corporation’s Freedom of Information responses from 34 of England and Wales’ 43 police forces, in Manchester there were 24.6 knife crimes per 10,000 people be...
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