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Google Trends shows UK anxieties over knife crime

16th July 2008 12:52 pm

The recent spate of knife murders and the debate it has provoked has been reflected in the number of searches people are doing on Google.

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According to the latest statistics gathered from Google Trends data the term “knife crime” has received a massive surge in interest over past few weeks and has outstripped searches for the term “gun crime”. The unprecedented public backlash against the carrying of knives and the political debate over how to deal with the problem is reflected in both the searches and the news story volume. It’s also reflected in other social mediums too. There are numerous Facebook groups dedicated to protesting agains the problem is showing over 8,000 new members.

Whether this surge in interest will herald a sea change resulting in less people carrying knives or merely lead to a harsher attitude from the judiciary it’s clear that the problem definitely on people’s minds at the moment.

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