‘Truly shocking’: Dozens of teens found with knives

• In 2024, Scottish police found 91 people aged 18 and under in possession of a bladed weapon, including a 10-year-old.
• More than a dozen children aged 13 – including two girls – were found to have such items when searched.
• The statistics, analysed by 1919 magazine, indicate that teenagers accounted for almost a third of positive knife searches across all age groups in Scotland.
• The Scottish Police Federation's chairman, David Threadgold, expressed concern over an emerging societal trend among younger people, saying the statistics are “truly shocking”.
• Scottish Labour's justice spokesperson, Pauline McNeill, described the figures as a sign of a “youth violence epidemic” and called for early intervention schemes to address the root causes.

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Child aged 10 found with knife amid concerns of ‘youth violence epidemic’