Chris Huhne
Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh
Impact Of Knife Crime Programme Disappointing – Huhne
Commenting on today’s [Wednesday] knife crime figures, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
“It is disappointing that this multi-million pound programme has not had a greater impact. But ending the knife culture that has been allowed to develop in some areas is no easy task.
“The key is to provide reassurance through visible policing and more prosecutions of those who threaten others with knives.
“That means catching more criminals by putting more police on the streets in knife crime hot spots, identified using hospital data.
“Cardiff has shown how wounding can be reduced by 40%, but three quarters of the country are still not applying these obvious lessons.”