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| London violent crime could take 'a generation' to solve | London violent crime could take 'a generation' to solve |
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| It could take a generation to solve London's violent crime problem, the city's mayor has warned. | It could take a generation to solve London's violent crime problem, the city's mayor has warned. |
| Two teenage boys and two men have been stabbed to death in the city in the last five days, including 15-year-old Jay Hughes. | Two teenage boys and two men have been stabbed to death in the city in the last five days, including 15-year-old Jay Hughes. |
| Mayor Sadiq Khan told the BBC's Today programme to "really make significant progress can take up to 10 years". | Mayor Sadiq Khan told the BBC's Today programme to "really make significant progress can take up to 10 years". |
| Home Office minister Victoria Atkins said combating violent crime "isn't just about police numbers". | Home Office minister Victoria Atkins said combating violent crime "isn't just about police numbers". |
| There have been 118 homicides in the capital this year, including 73 stabbings and 12 shootings, compared to 116 for the whole of last year. | |
| Jay Hughes, 15, was stabbed to death in a chicken shop on Thursday and Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was killed outside a Tube station on Friday. | Jay Hughes, 15, was stabbed to death in a chicken shop on Thursday and Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was killed outside a Tube station on Friday. |
| Met Police commander Stuart Cundy said there were "hundreds of additional duty officers on the streets". | Met Police commander Stuart Cundy said there were "hundreds of additional duty officers on the streets". |
| In September, a London Violence Reduction Unit was set up mirroring the approach taken in Glasgow, where violence is treated as a public health issue and "a disease infecting communities". | In September, a London Violence Reduction Unit was set up mirroring the approach taken in Glasgow, where violence is treated as a public health issue and "a disease infecting communities". |
| According to City Hall figures police coverage in London is at its lowest rate in 20 years with 3.3 police officers for every thousand Londoners - the lowest rate since 1998 and 19% below 2010. | According to City Hall figures police coverage in London is at its lowest rate in 20 years with 3.3 police officers for every thousand Londoners - the lowest rate since 1998 and 19% below 2010. |
| Local leaders need to be more successful in lobbying the government for extra money for policing, Mr Khan said. | Local leaders need to be more successful in lobbying the government for extra money for policing, Mr Khan said. |
| The mayor said children as young as primary school age are now carrying knives and warned it could take "a generation" to solve the problem. | The mayor said children as young as primary school age are now carrying knives and warned it could take "a generation" to solve the problem. |
| He added: "They saw in Scotland what we're seeing in London which is children in primary school thinking not only is it OK to carry a knife, but it gives them a sense of belonging, joining a criminal gang, it makes them feel safer. | He added: "They saw in Scotland what we're seeing in London which is children in primary school thinking not only is it OK to carry a knife, but it gives them a sense of belonging, joining a criminal gang, it makes them feel safer. |
| "We need to use all resources at our disposal to address this horror." | "We need to use all resources at our disposal to address this horror." |
| Mrs Atkins said the Home Office was taking a "wrap around approach" to tackling violent crime. | Mrs Atkins said the Home Office was taking a "wrap around approach" to tackling violent crime. |
| "Drugs is a major player in this rise, we know that serious organised crime is a major factor as well," she added. | "Drugs is a major player in this rise, we know that serious organised crime is a major factor as well," she added. |
| "Which is why we are not just focusing on serious violence strategy, but also serious organised crime strategy to hit both ends of the violent crime cycle." | "Which is why we are not just focusing on serious violence strategy, but also serious organised crime strategy to hit both ends of the violent crime cycle." |
| Local authority and health care professionals will have a new legal duty to take action and prevent violent crime, under plans announced by the government in October. | Local authority and health care professionals will have a new legal duty to take action and prevent violent crime, under plans announced by the government in October. |
| Jay Hughes, whose family described him as "very bright and brilliant at art", was stabbed to death in a premeditated attack in Bellingham, south-east London, on Thursday. | Jay Hughes, whose family described him as "very bright and brilliant at art", was stabbed to death in a premeditated attack in Bellingham, south-east London, on Thursday. |
| Another teenager Malcolm Mide-Madariola was then knifed to death outside Clapham South station on Friday afternoon. | Another teenager Malcolm Mide-Madariola was then knifed to death outside Clapham South station on Friday afternoon. |
| Rocky Djelal, 38, was stabbed to death in a busy London park beside a playground in Southwark on Wednesday. | Rocky Djelal, 38, was stabbed to death in a busy London park beside a playground in Southwark on Wednesday. |
| Two men have also been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man in Bromley on Sunday. | Two men have also been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man in Bromley on Sunday. |
| Mr Cundy said: "Tragically, we have had four murders since Wednesday of last week, none of them are connected. | Mr Cundy said: "Tragically, we have had four murders since Wednesday of last week, none of them are connected. |
| "That's four families, four groups of friends and acquaintances, who have all been tragically affected by this senseless violence." | "That's four families, four groups of friends and acquaintances, who have all been tragically affected by this senseless violence." |
| The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released in April showed that knife crime rose by 22% in England and Wales in 2017. | The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released in April showed that knife crime rose by 22% in England and Wales in 2017. |
| There were 39,598 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument - up from 32,448 in 2016. | There were 39,598 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument - up from 32,448 in 2016. |
| Patrick Green, chief executive of the knife crime charity the Ben Kinsella Trust, has called for a return to investment in initiatives that he said saw knife crime fall between 2011 and 2014. | Patrick Green, chief executive of the knife crime charity the Ben Kinsella Trust, has called for a return to investment in initiatives that he said saw knife crime fall between 2011 and 2014. |
| "Unfortunately this is something you can't turn around particularly quickly," he added. | "Unfortunately this is something you can't turn around particularly quickly," he added. |
| "It's something that has to last longer than a mayoral term, longer than a government term. This is something that has to have a ten, twenty-year strategy." | "It's something that has to last longer than a mayoral term, longer than a government term. This is something that has to have a ten, twenty-year strategy." |