Up to 342 Ugandans were stabbed in 2020, according to Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), statistics Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan security will confiscate and arrest any person who will be found vending sharp objects like knives, hoes and pangas in a bid to prevent street mugging and stabbing. The …
Read More »London tries to treat knife crime surge as public health epidemic
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Faced with spiralling youth violence and knife crime, authorities in London have decided to treat the issues as a public health problem, deploying similar tactics from the fight against disease epidemics. The strategy follows pioneering projects credited with bringing down murder rates in Chicago …
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