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Author: Bartels, Lorana

Title: Knife Crime: Recent Data on Carriage and Use

Summary: In this paper, an overview is presented of recent data on the carriage and use of knives. Analysis of the data indicated an increase in the use of knives as a proportion of all homicides, although the number of homicides remained relatively constant. The proportionate use of knives in robberies, by contrast, remained fairly constant, while the number of robberies decreased dramatically. Responses to the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program for 2005–09 indicated that only a small proportion of respondents reported owning or using a knife as a weapon in the previous 12 months. The most common justification given for having a knife was self-defence. These findings have implications for legislation on the sale and carriage of knives, as well as for crime prevention measures. In particular, a better understanding of how and why knives are used in the commission of crime is vital when developing policy responses such as knife amnesties and education campaigns, and legislative measures such as stop and search powers and increased prison sentences. The limited information available on the nature, extent, cause, motivation and possible growth of knife carriage highlights the need for improved data collection, along with the development of clearer evidence for what works to reduce knife carrying and knife offences.

Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 6p.

Source: Internet Resource: Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No. 417: Accessed May 23, 2011 at: http://www.aic.gov.au/en/publications/current%20series/tandi/401-420/tandi417.aspx

Year: 0

Country: Australia

URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/en/publications/current%20series/tandi/401-420/tandi417.aspx

Shelf Number: 121781

Keywords:
Homicides
Knifes and Crime (Australia)
Robberies Weapons
Violent Crime