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Police drew attention Tuesday to nearly a dozen stabbings in the West End and core areas since last Friday.

"There were 11 victims, in eight stabbing incidents over four days," Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Jay Murray told reporters.

The point of the bulletin wasn't to alarm people; it's more of a reminder about the work police do daily, Murray said.

"These large numbers might be a shock to the average person, but to the Winnipeg Police Service it's not uncommon. I think individuals need to be aware... this is what our officers have to deal with," he said.

Several of the incidents involve victims who've refused to co-operate, complicating police investigations, Murray said.

The most recent case was Tuesday morning when officers were called to the 400 block of Maryland Street, where officers found a 30-year-old man who had been stabbed in the mid-body area. He was sent to hospital in unstable condition. He's since been upgraded to stable.

On Monday evening, police were called to two stabbings. The first call came in at 6:10 p.m. and involved three victims from the same attack, which police said they believe occurred in the 500 block of Agnes Street.

A 16-year-old boy and two men, ages 20 and 48, all sustained stab wounds to the mid-body; the men's injuries were serious.

On Sunday, a 58-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body in an incident on the 500 block of Wellington Avenue. He declined an ambulance but officers talked him into letting them take him to hospital. He was admitted in stable condition.

On Saturday, four people were stabbed in two separate attacks within a half-hour of each other.

At about 1:50 a.m., a 19-year old man and a 21-year-old woman were victims of a violent attempted robbery in the Central Park area. The man suffered multiple stab wounds. Police later arrested two suspects nearby.

About 25 minutes earlier, two men, 24 and 28, went to a hospital emergency room with stab wounds. One reported being injured on Princess Street.

On Friday, a 48-year-old man was treated for a stab wound to his lower body from an incident at Princess Street and Notre Dame Avenue at about 6 a.m.

Later that day, just before 4 p.m. a 16-year-old girl went to hospital with stab wounds to her mid-body from an attack she said occurred on the 900 block of Banning Street.

Police say none of the stabbings were related and none involved methamphetamine.

alexandra.paul@freepress.mb.ca