Number of under-18s let off with cautions after being caught carrying a knife hits eight-year high

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The numbers of under-18 receiving cautions for carrying knives is now at an eight year high

And it is at its highest level since 2008, when the number was 872.

It is on the rise despite successive governments claiming they would get tough on knife crime.

And our figures, revealed under Freedom of Information laws, show 39 of the knife-possession cautions were for children aged just ten and 11.

The Ministry of Justice statistics show 1,132 under-18s were convicted in court for the offence.

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