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Cressida Dick

Combating Gangs, Violence and Weapon Crime Conference

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Knife Crime Gun Crime Deprivation

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MAYORAL KNIFE CRIME STRATEGY FOR LONDON

1. Targeting lawbreakers 2. Keeping deadly weapons off our streets 3. Protecting and educating young people 4. Standing with communities against knife crime 5. Supporting victims of knife crime 6. Offering ways out of crime The Mayoral strategy, developed in consultation with stakeholders across London and the MPS is structured around six key points:-

Knife Crime Strategy – FOUR Ps

Protect Prepare Pursue Prevent

Preventing people from engaging in knife crime Increasing people’s protection against knife crime Reducing the impact

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Disrupting and prosecuting those who carry knives

VICTIM PROFILE

80% male 17% aged between 20 and 24 23% aged between 15 and 19 53% BAME 39% white

OFFENDER PROFILE

94% male 18% aged 20 to 24 41% aged 15 to 19 8% 10 to 14 73% BAME

Moped Enabled Crime - Tactics

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MPS Trends – Theft of P2W / Used in Crime

5000 7000 9000 11000 13000 15000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

8261 9673 11229 14971 14033

5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1053 4646 10230 23457

Theft of P2W offences – yearly figures P2W used in crime offences – yearly figures

12412

2018 up to end of October

Theft of P2W currently 3931 less victims of crime when compared up to October 2017 Used in crime currently 7043 less victims of crime when compared up to October 2017

2018 up to end of October

Knife Injury Victims (U25 Non DA)

Total Knife Crime

Weapons seized by VCTF officers during 2018

Foldable credit card sized knife Seized from a suspect arrested for a street robbery Found as a result of a weapon sweep Found in boot of vehicle during a stop & search Seized during house search of suspect for a double stabbing