Offer incentivised knife-amnesty programmes to reduce knife crime

Knife crime is on the increase in London, with no signs of slowing down. It is proposed that there is are incentivised knife amnesty programmes that allow young people to trade knives in for rewards such as vouchers, trainers, video games, etc.

This petition closed on 6 Nov 2019 with 13 signatures


Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Legislate to mandate offer of electronic pension transfers and higher standards - 5,621 signatures
2. Allow licences to be issued to wildlife rehabilitators to release grey squirrels - 2,967 signatures
3. Apply for the UK to rejoin the EU fully - do not just 'reset' the relationship - 26,636 signatures
4. Overhaul and Enforce Reforms to Water Park Safety Regulations - 2,271 signatures
5. Require schools to notify parents if a pupil is distressed by results feedback - 2,295 signatures

Knife amnesty programmes are already making a difference with taking more than 50,000 weapons off the street:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/knife-crime-amnesty-bins-drop-by-half-in-past-seven-years-a4088241.html

We could probably get more knives off the street by incentivising young people to hand in their weapons.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines