Knife crime plan hope

The gospel is bringing hope in the midst of rising knife crime, London City Mission (LCM) says.

The capital-based outreach organisation says knife crime has been increasing since 2016, and points to a recent Channel 4 News report showing that there are “equivalent to four knife-related incidents in English and Welsh schools per week”.

But LCM says its early-intervention programme, entitled Operation Forgiveness, is bringing hope. According to the Mission, knife crime reached a peak in 2024, with 16,585 recorded incidents involving young people and youth violence.