Crackdown on knife and drug crime is keeping everyone safe

Keeping weapons and knives off our streets is one of the biggest challenges we all face today, writes Paddy Tipping, Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Jun 2019, 10:51 BST

Updated 5th Jun 2019, 11:51 BST

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There is so much work going on in Mansfield and Ashfield and across Nottinghamshire to guide young people in the right direction.

Here at Nottinghamshire Police, we are investing in youth engagement and education, and giving young people a choice about their future.

But in the here and now, people still continue to carry weapons and present a real danger to themselves and others.