Knife crime: 10-year-olds found with knives in Hampshire
There's been a rise in the number of children found carrying knives by police in Hampshire, with some aged just 10 years old.
The figures from a BBC Freedom of Information request showed that while numbers appear to be starting to stabilise more recently, overall the number of 11-17 year olds suspected of possessing a knife had risen from 55 in 2015 to 168 last year.
In the last three years, 27 children aged 10 were caught carrying a knife, and a nine-year-old was suspected of having a knife in school.
A survey of 400 young people in Southampton by the youth charity No Limits found that 25% admitted carrying a knife.
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