Children do not feel safe, a charity has warned, as a survey finds two-thirds of teens in England and Wales have a fear of violence. The charity, which surveyed 10,000 children aged 13-17, found that 20% of teenagers have been victims of violence in the past 12 months.

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Data shows that children, as young as 11, carry knives because they feel unsafe

It said serious youth violence is ‘more far-reaching’ than many adults realise and it has a ‘wide impact’ across communities.

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Children as young as 11 carrying knives because they feel unsafe, report finds

Children increasingly fearful of violence as annual offences pass 50,000 for second time since records began

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Teen victims of violence soar 25pc in a year as knife crime grows

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Research from the Youth Endowment Fund found that 20% of teenagers in England and Wales have been victims of violence in the past 12 months.

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Two-thirds of teens living with fear of violence, charity warns

Across England, children as young as 11 are carrying knives for their own “protection,” a report on youth violence has found.
Ofsted inspectors said the findings were “very disturbing” and called for urgent action to support children most at risk.
“Knife crime is blighting the lives of too many children in England. It’s a national scandal. It’s very disturbing that children as young as 11 feel they need to carry a knife for their own protection.…

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Children as Young as 11 Carrying Knives for ‘Protection’ Because They Feel Unsafe: Report

A report on worrying levels of children carrying weapons comes after three killings in the North East involving teenagers

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A report has found that a large number of children - some as young as 11 years old - are carrying knives because they feel unsafe in their communities.According to a joint study by Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HMI Probation, children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at disproportionate risk of serious youth violence. The report lays out findings from six targeted a…

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Children in England as young as 11 are carrying knives due to feeling unsafe

Serious youth violence is “more far-reaching” than many adults realise

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Too many children in England – including some as young as 11 – are carrying knives because they feel unsafe in their neighbourhoods, a report has found. Serious youth violence is “more far-reaching” than many adults realise and it has a “wide impact” across communities, inspectorates have suggested. Children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) are disproportionately at risk of serious youth violence, according to the joint stu…

Two-thirds of teens living with fear of violence, charity warns

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