'There is still a long way to go'
Thousands of weapons have been taken off Greater Manchester's streets in the past year. Greater Manchester Police says officers have seized 3,265 weapons since April 2022 as part of a major blitz on knife crime and serious violence.
Tommy McDonagh, who runs Collyhurst and Moston Amateur Boxing Club, last month described knife crime as a 'pandemic' that was 'just getting worse'. But GMP insists its actions are having a positive effect - with the region seeing 168 fewer recorded knife crime offences in 2022, a reduction of 3.8% against 2021.
Following additional investment, GMP launched Operation Venture in December 2022 to reduce violent crime in neighbourhoods. Since its launch, the operation has overseen 84 arrests, taken 33 weapons off the streets of Greater Manchester, and conducted 106 positive stop-searches that resulted in the detection of an offence.
"We also work closely with our partners and are part of the wider Violence Reduction Unit, which is a co-ordinated partnership that addresses the underlying causes of violence to help ensure young people are educated on the dangers and referred to proper safeguarding services. However, whilst enforcement is a vital tactic in the fight against knife crime, GMP cannot win this fight alone.
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