[UKBusinessLive]

The Government in the UK have changed the method of how certain Crime is reported, In fact there are now more knife crimes that goes unpunished than ever before, But labour have only taken into account the actual Crimes which involve knives, and not the amount of times a kid has been caught with a knife, (which we all know is a crime in its own right - Carrying an offensive weapon) Thats why the totals are wrong.



Also the majority of Knife carrying criminals are simply given cautions, and we all know what a waste of everyones time that is.

There should be a simple rule, nothing too complicated that will confuse, our government. Get caught with a knife = 6 Months in Prison - Simple (My 12 year old daughter, came up with that idea!!)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6459265.stm

Labour's record on knife crime was again under scrutiny yesterday after it was revealed that an offence involving a knife is committed every 24 minutes.
Figures from 37 police forces, published by the Mail, showed there were 5,500 serious crimes involving knives in just three months this year.

The statistic equates to one every 24 minutes, around the clock, and includes 55 knife-related murders, more than 2,000 stabbings and almost 2,500 muggings at knifepoint.
The Tories immediately criticised the Government for ignoring the true extent of the knife problem on Britain's streets and claimed its denial of the seriousness of the issue was adding to the problem.

Critics also pointed the finger at Labour for failing to enact tougher measures against perpetrators of knife crime, and insisted they needed to take the issue far more seriously.
Shadow home secretary David Davis claimed the figures showed the Government was in denial.

He said: "These shocking figures betray the desperate state of violent crime under this Government."

Heres a chart of Knife crime around the UK for 2007, So fare they havn't got any better.



So easy, no pussyfooting around, get caught, go to jail, whats so hard about that!!