Petition · past parliament
Review sentencing for knife crime.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Knife crime in the UK has now reach epidemic status. Every day someone is stabbed, seriously injured or killed. The current sentencing level is inefficient.
A minimum sentence of 10 years should be in place for carrying a knife in a public that will be more of a deterrent than the current 4 months
A minimum sentence of 10 years should be in place for carrying a knife in a public that will be more of a deterrent than the current 4 months
There were 39,818 knife crime offences in the UK in 2018. The sentencing guidelines begin at 6 months imprison. This is not the deterrent that is needed. If the minimum for just being caught in possession of a knife in a public place was raised to 10 years, this would begin to halt the sharp rise in people losing their life to a knife.
If it means 100's of people to be sent to prison for the message across that's fine. How many lives need to be lost before the power balance shifts back
If it means 100's of people to be sent to prison for the message across that's fine. How many lives need to be lost before the power balance shifts back
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.