Graham Farrell
@grahamfarrell.bsky.social
Professor of Crime Science at the University of Leeds.
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And if you reduce opportunities for murder, rates will fall.
The clearest explanation of this is the difference in murder rates between the US and UK.
Rates for knife murders and other methods are comparable; but because the US has more guns, it gets more murders
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The clearest explanation of this is the difference in murder rates between the US and UK.
Rates for knife murders and other methods are comparable; but because the US has more guns, it gets more murders
4/5
February 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And if you reduce opportunities for murder, rates will fall.
The clearest explanation of this is the difference in murder rates between the US and UK.
Rates for knife murders and other methods are comparable; but because the US has more guns, it gets more murders
4/5
The clearest explanation of this is the difference in murder rates between the US and UK.
Rates for knife murders and other methods are comparable; but because the US has more guns, it gets more murders
4/5
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A 2005 panel of chefs found little functional need for pointed end blades.
Furthermore, a new paper by two leading criminologists suggest that phasing out pointed-end knives for round-tipped ones could reduce knife deaths by *half*
More in my column
www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
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Furthermore, a new paper by two leading criminologists suggest that phasing out pointed-end knives for round-tipped ones could reduce knife deaths by *half*
More in my column
www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
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Idris Elba thinks rounded knife tips would save lives. Is he right?
The actor has suggested that many kitchen knives don’t need their sharp points. Time to look at the data
www.thetimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A 2005 panel of chefs found little functional need for pointed end blades.
Furthermore, a new paper by two leading criminologists suggest that phasing out pointed-end knives for round-tipped ones could reduce knife deaths by *half*
More in my column
www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
5/5
Furthermore, a new paper by two leading criminologists suggest that phasing out pointed-end knives for round-tipped ones could reduce knife deaths by *half*
More in my column
www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
5/5
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NEW: What is the most common murder weapon?
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
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@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
February 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
NEW: What is the most common murder weapon?
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
It isn’t the gun, the machete or the zombie knife - but the kitchen knife.
Here’s why phasing out sharp-tipped knives isn’t as mad as it sounds.
1/5
@thetimes.com
Free to read 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/7c54...
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How far can knife crime be treated as a problem of supply? My latest story is on a peculiarly British problem and what is and isn't in the government's strategy for curbing it. (Also tested the much-trailed round-tipped knives: they are surprisingly good) www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Should all knives with pointed ends be banned?
Britain’s government is considering it, along with other steps to curb fatal stabbings
www.economist.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
How far can knife crime be treated as a problem of supply? My latest story is on a peculiarly British problem and what is and isn't in the government's strategy for curbing it. (Also tested the much-trailed round-tipped knives: they are surprisingly good) www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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NEW blog from our Research Director Andy Higgins 'Should retailers adapt to prevent shoplifting?'
He argues that large retailers shouldn't just expect the police to deal with shoplifting. There's plenty that can be done to prevent it too.
www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/02/shou...
He argues that large retailers shouldn't just expect the police to deal with shoplifting. There's plenty that can be done to prevent it too.
www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/02/shou...
To prevent shoplifting we must unpack the retail crime settlement
<p>Narratives that shoplifting is all about rampant criminals, disinterested policing and lenient magistrates only tell part of the story and distract us from finding other ways of addressing this cri...
www.police-foundation.org.uk
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW blog from our Research Director Andy Higgins 'Should retailers adapt to prevent shoplifting?'
He argues that large retailers shouldn't just expect the police to deal with shoplifting. There's plenty that can be done to prevent it too.
www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/02/shou...
He argues that large retailers shouldn't just expect the police to deal with shoplifting. There's plenty that can be done to prevent it too.
www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/02/shou...
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Our Prof @grahamfarrell.bsky.social quoted in this @thetimes.com article about the £100 contactless limit. 💳
Read more 👇
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#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #Criminology
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Should the £100 contactless limit be scrapped?
The City regulator wants to remove the cap as part of the government drive to boost the economy, but will it open consumers up to fraud? We seek opposing views
tinyurl.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Our Prof @grahamfarrell.bsky.social quoted in this @thetimes.com article about the £100 contactless limit. 💳
Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/3b7jum2j
#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #Criminology
Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/3b7jum2j
#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #Criminology
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Our Prof @grahamfarrell.bsky.social has published a major study about the decline in car theft in the US. 🚗🔒 Read more below! 👇
#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #HigherEd #Criminology
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#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #HigherEd #Criminology
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'The Great American Car Crime Decline': School of Law academic publishes major study on the drop in US car crime levels
Professor Graham Farrell explains why car theft in the US declined by 80% between 1990 and 2020.
essl.leeds.ac.uk
January 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Our Prof @grahamfarrell.bsky.social has published a major study about the decline in car theft in the US. 🚗🔒 Read more below! 👇
#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #HigherEd #Criminology
essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/news/art...
#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #HigherEd #Criminology
essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/news/art...
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'The UK’s most senior police officer has accused tech giants including Apple and Google of “enabling” a phone theft epidemic that gangsters have turned into a “global criminal business”.'
www.thetimes.com/article/2f50...
www.thetimes.com/article/2f50...
What really happens to your phone when it’s stolen
The racket fuelling organised crime is evolving beyond snatchers on bikes – and the Met police commissioner says Apple and Google could stop it if they wanted to
www.thetimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
'The UK’s most senior police officer has accused tech giants including Apple and Google of “enabling” a phone theft epidemic that gangsters have turned into a “global criminal business”.'
www.thetimes.com/article/2f50...
www.thetimes.com/article/2f50...
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One of those brilliant suggestions you read and think to yourself, 'Why on earth haven't I thought of or read about this idea before? It's so damned obvious!'
Why stopping knife crime needs to start in the kitchen
Phasing out pointed-tip kitchen knives in favour of round-tip knives is a natural extension of the UK’s progress on weapons control.
theconversation.com
January 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
One of those brilliant suggestions you read and think to yourself, 'Why on earth haven't I thought of or read about this idea before? It's so damned obvious!'
This just published with @toby-davies.bsky.social . Says pointed kitchen knives not zombie knives are murder weapon of choice and we should phase them out like we’re phasing-out fossil-fuelled vehicles.
rdcu.be/d4e9h
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A schedule for phasing-out knife crime | Crime Science
rdcu.be
December 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
This just published with @toby-davies.bsky.social . Says pointed kitchen knives not zombie knives are murder weapon of choice and we should phase them out like we’re phasing-out fossil-fuelled vehicles.
rdcu.be/d4e9h
rdcu.be/d4e9h