knife crime

English

Noun

knife crime (countable and uncountable, plural knife crimes)

1. (UK) Criminal activity involving knives, especially when gang-related.
   • 2020 July 23, Chris Daw, “'A stain on national life': why are we locking up so many children?'”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Despite all the media coverage around antisocial behaviour, knife crime and young people, we have actually seen a sharp decline in the overall number of recorded crimes committed by children.