Stab victims accounted for up to 80 admissions to Hertfordshire hospitals last year, figures suggest. Data from NHS Digital shows that in hospitals across Hertfordshire, there were between 20 and 80 admissions of people following an “assault with a sharp object” in 2020. The data between April 2020 and December 2020 is still provisional and likely to change, making it difficult to confirm a precise number of admissions at this point. In Hertfordshire, no fewer than 11 admissions were for under-25s, while 56 were for those older. This compares to between 21 and 87 admissions the year before. Across England and Wales, there were 4,100 hospital admissions after attacks involving a sharp object last year, down from 4,800 in 2019.
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By Patrick Jack, Radar data reporter
Picture from Radar STABBING victims accounted for up to 87 admissions to hospitals in Cheshire last year, figures suggest. The Ben Kinsella Trust anti-knife crime charity said the Government must take steps to prevent another rise in attacks across the country as coronavirus restrictions are eased. NHS Digital suppresses small numbers to protect victims identities, but data shows there were between 21 and 87 hospital admissions in Cheshire following an assault with a sharp object in 2020. This was compared to between 30 and 90 the year before. Across England and Wales, there were 4,100 hospital admissions after attacks involving a sharp object last year, down from 4,800 in 2019.
Stab victims accounted for up to 117 admissions to Essex hospitals last year, figures suggest. Data from NHS Digital shows that in hospitals across Essex, there were between 81 and 117 admissions of people following an “assault with a sharp object” in 2020. The data between April 2020 and December 2020 is still provisional and likely to change, making it difficult to confirm a precise number of admissions at this point. In Essex, no fewer than 12 admissions were for under-25s, while 87 were for those older. This compares to between 94 and 118 admissions the year before. Across England and Wales, there were 4,100 hospital admissions after attacks involving a sharp object last year, down from 4,800 in 2019.
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