Knife crime awareness week

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    A week of action to raise awareness of knife crime has been launched by West Yorkshire Police.

    The awareness week, which is part of a national week of action, will run all week from today (Monday 11 March) until Sunday 17 March.

    The force said the week of action will support ongoing work done throughout the communities of West Yorkshire – particularly in schools to educate young people about the risks of carrying a knife.

    Assistant Chief Constable Catherine Hankinson of West Yorkshire Police, said: “We are very concerned about knife crime – it can cause great harm to the communities we serve and there is no place for it in our society.

    “It is something we take extremely seriously. Every single person who works for this Force has a part to play in preventing it from happening and dealing with it when it does.

    “We are absolutely committed to tackling all knife crime and initiatives like this week of action are very important for us to help to get the important message out there that carrying a knife is never the answer.

    “No-one wants to see their loved ones caught up in the terrible consequences of knife crime.

    “As an officer with many years’ experience I have had to comfort the grieving families of victims and arrest those responsible for it. Knife crime has impacted terribly on them.”

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