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LBC has been given exclusive access to the frontline of Nottinghamshire Police’s Knife Crime Team, believed to be one of the only dedicated bladed weapon squads in the country. Loading audio...

With rising levels of public concern around instances of knife crime across the county, but particularly in Nottingham city centre, its police force has responded with a bold new tactic: launching one of the country’s only dedicated knife crime teams.

According to figures from CrimeRate, Nottinghamshire ranks as the fifth highest in England and Wales for records of weapons offences last year, and comes in third for the possession of weapons by criminals.

The team, which operates city-wide, is made up of officers solely focused on tackling knife-related violence.

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