Petition · past parliament
Treat knife crime as a health issue, to tackle the current epidemic in London.
Closed
204 signatures
What the petition asks
Treating knife crime as a health issue is credited with prompting a dramatic drop in stabbings in Scotland, with the decline most pronounced in Glasgow, a city that once had one of the highest murder rates in western Europe.
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Sep 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
204
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Mar 2018
Closed
22 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.