Sharp rise in knife possession among South Yorkshire women

By Lee Peace
Published 8th Aug 2019, 07:26 BST
Updated 8th Aug 2019, 08:28 BST
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Knife possession offences committed by women in South Yorkshire have risen by more than 80 per cent in the last five years, shock figures have revealed.

Data obtained by the BBC using the Freedom of Information Act showed there was an 82 per cent rise in offences across Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley.

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In total, there were 248 knife possession offences involving women in the area between 2014 and 2018.

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