Residents are being urged to switch to rounded-tip kitchen knives as part of a new trial to reduce stabbings and attacks.
Wiltshire Police has launched the pilot in Swindon after research showed removing the pointed tip of a knife reduced its ability to penetrate clothing.
Kitchen knives are among the most commonly used weapons in serious attacks, both in domestic incidents and on the streets, police said.
Philip Wilkinson, Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), said the initiative aimed to “prevent violence before it escalates”.
I don’t know about you, but I have never stabbed anyone with my pointed kitchen knives. Nor have I wanted to stab someone and was prevented from doing so because my knife was blunted.