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Police Reveal the "Frontline" in a London Borough: Gangs Aged 16

by Christina 123 | July 19, 2008 at 05:57 pm

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Figures released this week show that most victims of crime in the London Borough of Camden are targetted at 4:00 in the afternoon and have an average age of just 18. The assailants have an average age of just 16.

At a meeting on Thursday, police named some of the gangs in the area.

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Frontline’ figures expose hot spots for youth attacks

Police crime mapping shows 4pm is the time teenagers are most in danger of violence

ON the frontline stretching from Kentish Town through Chalk Farm to Mornington Crescent, zero-hour is 4pm and the average age of the combatants is 16.
New crime mapping compiled by Camden police shows a “high intensity” zone that follows Camden High Street into Chalk Farm Road and north up Ferdinand Street to Malden Road.
Within it, the average age of the victims of reported youth violence – everything from harassment to murder – is just 18.
A breakdown of the timing of attacks on the young shows that the streets across Camden are at their most dangerous not in the dark of night, but in the bustle of the hometime hour, with the peak of the violence occurring at 4pm.

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Last night, acting Superintendent Paul Morris was typically open.
He defied taboo by naming some of Camden’s so-called gangs – the Silent Movers, the Centric Crew, the ANC, Camden Militants, the TMS – and outlined the challenges the police face: a lack of willingness to take responsibility on the part of parents who refuse to believe their children are in trouble, communities who seek to deflect the blame and an escalation in the levels of “acceptable violence”. CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL

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Christina 123

at 18:21 on July 19th, 2008

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at 19:08 on July 19th, 2008

Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff. I like the comment as well as the Post!

brownbare

at 01:11 on July 20th, 2008

A cracking piece Christina!

It is incredible that the age range is so young. 18 yrs old, 16 yrs old, it is so irritating to think that politicians are arguing on how many days we can detain terrorists, or how quickly we can throw youngsters in the cells. I feel that what they should be looking at is what can we offer the youth of today in terms of services, entertainment and education in order for them to be sufficiently stimulated and not turn to mindless violence.