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South Yorkshire Police’s of carrying a knife. Neighbourhood officers Chief Constable has will deliver the letters, written to 16,000 11 leaflets, and comic and 12-year-olds and books to all secondary their families about knife crime, to reassure schools in Barnsley, them about the scale of Doncaster, Rotherham, the problem in schools, and Sheffield, with a request they are sent what they are doing home with 11 and to prevent it, what families can do to help, 12-year-olds during the coming weeks. and how the Police Knife crime in schools respond to reports. is extremely rare. In The letters will be sent recent years, less than alongside a leaflet, two per cent of all which advises parents knife- related crimes in and carers how to approach a conversation South Yorkshire have happened in schools. with their child about knife crime, and a comic Most of these relate book, which tells a story to carrying a knife, not based on real-life events to one being used to threaten or cause harm. in South Yorkshire However, in - highlighting the potential consequences understanding of the

communities’ concerns about knife crime, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) awarded further funding to extend the Knives Take Lives campaign. The campaign was launched in January 2025 to educate young people about the consequences of carrying a knife. It was developed in consultation with Learn Sheffield, education and community representatives, and young people. In her letter, Chief Constable Lauren Poultney said:

SYP writes to families about knife crime

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“Preventing knife crime arresting them. If we is a priority for schools, find a weapon, we will local authorities, and the always seize it. “Most people who carry police. We all want to a knife never plan to keep our children and use it - only carrying it young people safe. We regularly speak to young because they mistakenly think it will protect them people across South and their friends or that Yorkshire to it will increase their understand why they may carry a knife, and to social status. Together educate them about the we need to change that potential consequences mindset. We all have a role in preventing of doing this. knife crime and yours “When knife crime could be as simple as a is reported to South Yorkshire Police, we take conversation.” the most appropriate Further information and course of action based additional resources, on lots of information. including a video Sometimes this is talking which can be played to a young person and as a starting point in a helping them to access discussion about knife the right support, crime, are available via sometimes this involves knivestakelives.co.uk

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