Violent crime is on the rise in the UK, more than 20 people this year have already lost their lives from being stabbed; knife attacks on teenagers have increased more than 90 percent in 5 years.

And the “crisis” has prompted an increasing call for the government to hurry up and do something about it.

The police have suggested that the increase in violence is because they don't have enough funding, a claim which the British PM has received backlash for rejecting.

The police have also warned that the violence will only continue to worsen unless the government steps in to do something about it.

They want the government to initiate an “effective strategy” to counter the problem but they maintain that they just don't have the funds to do much more than they currently are. Multiple media reports are suggesting that what they're now facing in the UK is a "knife crime epidemic" and they fear that the streets aren't safe any longer.

UK authorities have already called for a further crackdown on knives; for an extension of knife control to address the problem.

"No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife,... Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law." - London Mayor, Sadiq Khan

About that funding...

Several months ago, the police in the UK and Wales had received one of the biggest funding increases since 2010 but they still said it wasn't enough.

There have also been reports that have come out about the police misusing funds, such as the Metropolitan Police allegedly spending millions on luxury flights in only 3 years.

They government has billions that it was willing to spend on war overseas in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, but here at home the police are left begging for more funding.

The government turns to taxes to help...

Where else are they going to get the funds from but the people and that's exactly where they've turned.

The government wants the public to pay extra now for the crimes and they've called for a nationwide increase in council tax to address the issue, though critics say that this isn't a reasonable long-term fix. Especially if you aren't going to take an honest look at how the funding up until now has been dispersed; seek to address any financial mismanagement issues than rush to pour more into the pit.

Because of the knife "chaos" in the UK, the government has recently been able to expand police authority for stop-and-search powers and initiate a ban on home deliveries of knives, among other restrictions. But they knife crime continues.

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