{"id":266142,"date":"2025-07-29T21:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/its-kill-or-be-killed-the-rising-number-of-teenagers-caught-with-knives-in-south-west-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:05:10","slug":"its-kill-or-be-killed-the-rising-number-of-teenagers-caught-with-knives-in-south-west-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/its-kill-or-be-killed-the-rising-number-of-teenagers-caught-with-knives-in-south-west-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s kill or be killed&#8217;: The rising number of teenagers caught with knives in South West | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BIzVsXz9TZU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'It's kill or be killed': The rising number of teenagers caught with knives in South West | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIzVsXz9TZU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The number of children being caught with knives in the South West has significantly increased in the last 10 years, according to figures obtained by ITV News from police.<\/p>\n<p>Figures from Avon and Somerset Police, Wiltshire Police, Gloucestershire Police and Devon and Cornwall Police show there were 211 children caught with knives in 2024, compared with 119 in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News has spoken to a teenager who said he feels he has &quot;no choice&quot; but to carry a knife, claiming there is a culture of &quot;kill or be killed&quot; on the streets of Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of children being caught with knives in the South West has significantly increased in the last 10 years, according to figures obtained by ITV News from police. 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