- 55,000 were searched
- 2,500 were arrested for knife-related offences
Source: Home Office, 2008.

Numbers of young people stopped and searched as part of government's Tackling Knives Action Programme:
- 55,000 were searched
- 2,500 were arrested for knife-related offences
Source: Home Office, 2008.
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