5 Young people stabbed to death in London since September::
Fears of a renewal in serious youth violence in London
are growing after it was revealed that
youth gang offences are up
23% in the last year,
while a spate of fatal incidents in the last month
has once again
focused attention on Mayor's
pledge to tackle serious youth crime in
the capital.
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime -
show that knife crime with injury in the past 12 months
is up 14%,
while serious youth violence has increased by 8% in London.
There has also been a 16.5% increase
in the number of firearms discharged in the capital
compared with the previous 12 months.
The increases come after a period of several
years where offences have been falling.
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