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Knife Crime
Location:
Portland
Issue:
Op Guardian is our operational response to knife crime - particularly children that carry knives in our community
Planned action to tackle this issue:
- We will identify those most likely to carry knifes within our community
- We will work with partner agencies such as Child Social Care and Youth Justice Service to engage those identified
- We will support these individuals to change their behaviour
- We will be robust if they are found to be carrying a knife
- We will identify the places and space where knife crime is most likely
Issued 01 October 2026
October update:
- This is a newly refreshed priority for the area and updates will follow
Actioned 31 December 2026