Originally Posted by Paslode

Since firearms are not nearly as readily available as knives, the UK numbers that I browsed involved fatal stabbing or knife murder. Those appeared to largely emphasize London and not the entire UK (Ireland, Scotland, Wales). I also found many of the UK numbers to be outdated and difficult to nail down a solid number. The road blocks were how they segregate the stats for example 'capital in the 2010-2011 financial year' and 'Teen Stabbings'...

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While I didn't feel I could nail down murder by knife, overall violence with knives in the UK appears to be substantial and it exceed gun violence.