Children may be most at risk of stab injuries on way home from school [sciencedaily.com]

Alicia Doktor 11/8/184:00 AM

Quite apart from the known links between knife crime and deprivation and male gender, there seem to be distinct temporal and geographical patterns by age group among young stab victims, indicate the findings.

The frequency of stabbings spikes between 1600 and 1800 hours, attributable to incidents occurring on school days, the findings show.

And nearly half of injuries (47%) in this age group occurred 1-5 km from home, reflecting the average distance from home to school for children living in the capital, say the researchers.

[For more on this study by BMJ, go to https://www.sciencedaily.com/r.../11/181106184736.htm]

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