Stats can be twisted however you want but, at first blush this one gets the “Why am I not surprised” reaction.
The number of knife deaths in areas targeted by an anti-knife crime scheme has risen, the Home Office has said.
The government’s Tackling Knives Action Programme started last July in 10 police areas in England and Wales.
In its first nine months, 126 people died after being attacked with a knife or other sharp object – seven more than in the same period the previous year.