Researchers have found that sharing the images can cause unnecessary fear about knife crime and violence
(Picture: PA Archive)The Metropolitan Police has quietly reduced the number of knife images shared on its social media pages by half amid growing evidence that it causes harm.
Between July 2020 and August 2021, the Met shared more than 2,000 images of knives to its various social media accounts following seizures and knife amnesties. Over the next 12 months, the Met shared 1,060 knife images, according to new research from the City Hall Greens.
