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.