Soc&Env: Local data on youth crime and gang involvement

It is impossible to say with any certainty how many young people in Hackney and the City of London are involved in gang-related activity, but it is likely to be a very small proportion.  A study in Waltham Forest suggested that 4% of children and young people in that borough are adversely affected by gangs. 1

Between 2013/14 and 2014/15, there were three ‘gang flagged’ murders and six attempted murders in Hackney.  The Community Safety Partnership Plan 2016-2018 suggests that gang-related crime is likely to be under-reported to authorities. 2

Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit focuses on (approximately) the top 150 most violent gang offenders (see Section Services and support available locally). 3

References

  1. H. Khalifeh, L. Howard and D. Osborn, “Violence against people with disability in England and Wales: findings from a national cross-sectional survey,” PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013
  2. Hackney Council, “Community Safety Partnership Plan 2016-2018,” London, 2016
  3. Hackney Council, “Improving Outcomes for Young Black Men – Narrative theory of change: Background and Context,” 2016.

It is impossible to say with any certainty how many young people in Hackney and the City of London are involved in gang-related activity, but it is likely to be a very small proportion.  A study in Waltham Forest suggested that 4% of children and young people in that borough are adversely affected by gangs. 4

Between 2013/14 and 2014/15, there were three ‘gang flagged’ murders and six attempted murders in Hackney.  The Community Safety Partnership Plan 2016-2018 suggests that gang-related crime is likely to be under-reported to authorities. 5

Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit focuses on (approximately) the top 150 most violent gang offenders (see Section Services and support available locally). 6

References

  1. H. Khalifeh, L. Howard and D. Osborn, “Violence against people with disability in England and Wales: findings from a national cross-sectional survey,” PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013
  2. Hackney Council, “Community Safety Partnership Plan 2016-2018,” London, 2016
  3. Hackney Council, “Improving Outcomes for Young Black Men – Narrative theory of change: Background and Context,” 2016.
  4. H. Khalifeh, L. Howard and D. Osborn, “Violence against people with disability in England and Wales: findings from a national cross-sectional survey,” PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013
  5. Hackney Council, “Community Safety Partnership Plan 2016-2018,” London, 2016
  6. Hackney Council, “Improving Outcomes for Young Black Men – Narrative theory of change: Background and Context,” 2016.