Knife seizures in Cork trebled as part of 'alarming' nationwide trend

TD urges adoption of the Scottish approach to knife crime with early intervention, job opportunities, and diversion programmes

New statistics show that, in the four years between 2016 and 2020, the number of knives seized by gardaí in Cork went from 66 to 172. File picture: PA

Knife seizures in Cork City have increased nearly threefold in the years between 2016 and 2020, with new nationwide stats making for "alarming reading".

Some 66 knives were seized in 2016, increasing to 172 were seized four years later in 2020. This year, as of mid-August, there have been 77 knife seizures.