North Yorkshire Police announced via Facebook the success of the knife bins located in Skipton.
Yesterday, police emptied the knife bin just off Rectory Lane in the entrance to the Town Hall car park.
In total there were 60 separate items recovered from this particular knife bin, all items were bladed however some were scissors.
Of the 60 items recovered, 49 were knives and 3 of these were lockable with the majority of them in excess of 3 inches long.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said this via Facebook:
“Thank you for the responsible use of this resource which has been provided using a grant of more than £15,000 from the York and North Yorkshire Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning, part of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, through its North Yorkshire and York Serious Violence Duty (SVD) Prevention and Early Intervention Fund.
"It is a resource which is clearly being used and is helping to keep potentially dangerous knives from being left around or disposed of incorrectly.
The knife bins are a scheme to prevent violent crime across the country.
The items can be deposited safely and anonymously and are then collected and destroyed by the police.
The bin is there to be used to dispose of all manner knives, as well as any sharp or bladed tools and we are encouraging the public of Craven to use it for this purpose.
A second knife bin is located in Whitefriars car park in Settle.
For more information visit the North Yorkshire Police here.
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