There is 'far too much knife crime' in Manchester Chief Constable Stephen Watson has claimed, in response to an M.E.N investigation suggesting it is a 'pandemic'.
Greater Manchester Police’s top officer appeared in the BBC Radio Manchester Hotseat to take questions from the public and was asked whether the region he covers is truly in a knife crime pandemic. Mr Waston told radio host Mike Sweeney that the problem had reduced in recent months, but there was still “far too much knife crime”.
“Well I wouldn’t use the word pandemic because it is an emotive phrase that perhaps causes more fear than is entirely justified,” he said.
