18 Stabbings in London since September 22, 2008
The above crime map represents the 18 stabbings attributed to London since September 22, 2008. A link with descriptions to all the crimes can be found here: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/2148356,%202041152,%202135792,%202309550,%202309552,%201995545,%202403712,%202401752,%202381051,%202342748,%202318806,%202186209,%202349418,%202422030,%202226053,%202429960,%202025107,%202310444 More than 100 people have been stabbed this year in London, of which 33 people died. There were other incidents which take the total to more than 100 in just four months. In total, police dealt with 1,664 violent "knife-enabled" crimes - which range from murders to muggings where blades were brandished to threaten victims. Police have created "Operation Blunt Two" in an effort to crack down on the number of knife crimes.