May 16 2023
Knife Harm Awareness Week and Operation Sceptre
“If there are two things I want people to understand, it’s that not everyone is carrying a knife – not even close – and that you should never think that carrying one is good for protection.” Those are the words of Detective Chief Inspector Ian Hughes, of Essex Police serious violence unit, as a week-long […]
May 09 2023
Knife crime and getting stabbed still number one concern for Essex young people
(District, borough, unitary, city breakdown at end of PR) From December 2022 to March 2023 more than 1,560 young people took part in the fourth Essex Violence and Vulnerability Youth Voices Listening Project. Seventy-three youth groups across Southend, Essex and Thurrock asked their young people how safe they feel in their communities with the results […]
