Funding to bring extra patrols tackling knife crime
PA MediaExtra patrols and new technology aimed at targeting knife crime in Derby will be introduced.
It comes as Derbyshire Police has been awarded £387,000 by the Home Office.
Areas of the city will benefit from additional CCTV cameras and knife detection arches, while new systems retrieving and analysing data will help officers focus prevention work in certain areas of the city.
Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts said the funding gives the force an opportunity to build on their ongoing work to "deliver results visibly and quickly".
"Tackling knife crime is a continuous year-round effort," she added.
"As a society, we cannot mourn any more young lives cruelly snatched by knife crime.
"Every tragedy is heartbreaking and preventable, rippling beyond grieving families into communities.
"Knives have no place in Derbyshire, and we must work even harder to get these dangerous weapons off our streets."
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