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Reduction in Youth Knife and Gun Crime in UK After Police Crackdown
3 September 2012
BBC News
Serious violence among young people in London is falling since a crackdown on gangs began, the Met Police has said.
Youth violence was cut by 34%, equating to 1,000 fewer victims, since the launch of the Trident Gang Crime Command in February, the force said.
Knife injuries involving those under 25 are down 29%, and the times a gun has been fired has dropped by 21%.
The unit was set up to spearhead a renewed and long-term approach to tackling gangs.
Since April,... (GunPolicy.org)