www.southwark.gov.uk Tackling Serious Violent Crime

Jonathon Toy Head of Community Safety and Enforcement

Nicola Lockwood Tackling Violent Crime Co-ordinator

www.southwark.gov.uk Objectives of the workshop • Why have we set up the 5 borough project? • Who is involved? • What it aims to do? • When? • What issues have we faced? • What happens next?

www.southwark.gov.uk Developing Gangs Situation in London

2003 2004 2005 2006

Number 31 39 82 79 of victims under 20 % of 16% 19% 27% 31% victims under 20

www.southwark.gov.uk Trident victims age 40 years or less 35 2004 30 2005

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0 Under 16yrs 18yrs 20yrs 22yrs 24yrs 26yrs 28yrs 30yrs 32yrs 34yrs 36yrs 38yrs 40yrs 15

www.southwark.gov.uk Age of Suspects Charged with Trident No. Murders/Shootings 12

2004 10 2005

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6

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0 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40+ Age

www.southwark.gov.uk Prevalence of Gangs in London Hackney Brent Enfield Waltham Forest E9 Bang Bang Church Road Thugs Cricklewood (SLK) N9 Chopsticks Gang Beaumont Crew Chingford Hall Man Dem Haggerston Fields Combined Thugs of Stone Bridge Acorn Mam Dem Red Brick Gang Shanksville Boundary Boys Hatch Man Dem Holly Street Boys Walthamstow/DMX NW Untouchable (aka Tanners End Lane Gang) Little Devils Chingford Hall Boys Beaumont Man Dem Hoxton Boys SK Hood Church Road Men Dem Northside Chuggy Chix Chosen Soliders Piff City Bangers Laytonstone Man Dem London Fields St Ralph’s Soldiers Greenhill Yout Dem South Man Syndicate Boydems Most Wanted Oliver Close Crew Priory Court Boys Pembury Estate Out to Terrorise (OTT) Harsh-Don Man Dem EMD Enfield Boys Get Money Daily Barrier Youts Love of Money Crew 9 Mill Kids (9MK) Shakespear Youts TFA Tottanham Boys Cathall Boys Walnut Road Crew Hackney Posse Westside/Red Crew Stonebridge Man Dem Tiverton Boys Senyahs Walthamstow Tamils Springfield Crew Ministry of Darkness Willesden Green Boys Walthamstow Boys Manor House Crew Araly Yardies (elders) August Town Crew Lock City The Copeland Boys Westminster TMD Newham Haringey Bombacillar Mus Luv GP Crew( Grahame park) Queens Crescent Beckton Man Dem Legends of Stokie (LOS) G-Money crew Abbey Road Man Dem (SLK) JC Boys Sea & Mother Square Boys N dot22 Lisson Man Dem Blackwater Man dem Tap Dem Crew Wood green mob Harrow Forest Gate Man Well Street Boys S.H.E (the south harrow elite) Dem Yardie Bunch Crew Cheez Gang Paki Panthers DNA Boys The t Side Tamil Tigers L.or.D West London Harrow Boys African Devilz Grim Beats crew Westbourne Park Man Dem Aryali Gang Plaistow Man Dem Brick Lane massive South Acton boys Pinner massive Ama Tugz Cannon Street Road Posse Queen Caroline Estate Game over Stratford Man Dem Shadwell Massive Ladbroke Grove Man Dem MOD (Ministry of Darkness) Jeeperz Stepney Posse Latimer Road Man Dem Stm East ham Boys Bengal Tigers Kensal Town Man Dem Bad Boys Bethnal Green Somalians Queens park Man Dem No Tolerance Devon Road Kruisers Edwardes Wood Boys E3 Massive Bush Man Dem Greenwich /Bexley Elton Man Dem Becklow Man Dem Woolwich Boys younger RA Bartlett Park West Kensington Estate Ferrier Youts KSB (kids spray bro) Limehouse massive Cromer Street Boys Cherry Youts Wilehouse Man Dem Bhatts P.Dot Remand Crew Kanaks Camden Plumstead Manz Holy Smokes Woolwich Manz Born Sick Gang Tooti Nungs T-Block Centric Gang MDP(make Da papers) RA Gang DGD (deadly Gash Dem) Cromer Street Massive Denton Boys Lewisham Drumond Street Posse Bromley NW1 Boyz (Combo Gang) Brockley Man Dem On top of the rest Peckwater Gang Young Brokley Manz Albaboys Fatal Assassins Hillingdon WC1 Gang Catford wildcat NN (Nasty Niggers) The Bloody Alboz D-Block Risky Boys (northholt) Greens (lewisham) Ghetto Boyz AK47 gang Greazy Kamp SYD Bombing Unit1 Merton/Wandsworth Blues (bromley) Blues(Bromley) DTU (Don’t touch Us) Prime Time Soliders Battersea Marsh Boys Lambeth Penge massive Greens (Lewisham) Section 18 crew All Over Everywhere Surrey Lane Man Dem Young Thugs for Life Tulse Hill Man Dem Block Kids Dk ( Destory kids) Terror Zone Winstanley Boys Peel Dem Crew Clapham Park Dread Kidz da hood WDB (west drayton Boys Digging Deep Graves B-Town Dipset Muslim Brixton Yard Manz Ak ( academemic Kids) South Man Syndicate (SMS) S Unit Cartel Crew Croydon Southwark Pink Ladies/Chicks Wandsworth Man Dem G Street Murder Zone Hillingdon hard Core DSN Crew Peckham Boys-Camden Est Menacing Kids Wandsworth terror Zone Alligator Crew Myatts FieldPosse Dem Twisted Soldiers Peckham Boys –Nth Peckham Gypset Raynes Park Crew Rema Crew Stockwell Man Dem Gypsett Est ENS/YNS Hanna Town Streatham man Dem Terror Zone Mash force Spray Can Army Muslim Boys South Man Syndicate Till Death Youths Circle Boys No Remorse Shown Bloodset Muslims Thornton Heath Man Dem Dulwich Boys Stick em Up Kidz Superstar Gang Pange Man Dem Kennel Hill Young Stick em Up Kidz SMN Heathset Norwood Youts Gloucester grove Est Tooting Gang Southmendem Darks side ninjas Gold Smith Est Y-UGS (Young) Mash force Younger DSN Bermondsey Boys UGS (united griffin Squad) VMD Firehouse Crew Muslim Boys Herne Hill Man Dem Woolly Road Manz & OTB Croydon / Jaffna Boys 28s Junction Boys

www.southwark.gov.uk Current Intelligence Picture – SE Cluster

Southwark Peckham Boys Mash Force Circle Boys Greenwich Dulwich Boys Woolwich Boys Kennel Hill Ferrier Youths Gloucester Grove Est Cherry Boys Gold Smith Est P.Dot Bermondsey Boys Plumstead Manz Firehouse Crews Woolwich Manz Woolly Road Manz T-Block X Fighter RA Gang Southside Niggers Younger RA Shower Chicks Kids Spray Bro (KSB) C-Block

OTB Lewisham Brockley Man Dem Younger Brockley Manz Catford Wildcats D-Block Ghetto Boys SYD Greens Deptford Older Lambeth Showermen Pepys Boys Young Thugs for Life Tulse Hill Man Dem Greazy Camp Monster Monsoon PDC Clapham Park Dread Dipset Muslim Brixton Yard Manz S Unit Cartel Crew G Street Murder Zone Croydon DSN Niggers With Sticks Alligator Crew Myatts Field Posse Dem Twisted Solider Bury Dem Crew Rema Crew Stockwell Man Dem Gypsett Taliban Lick Dem Crew Hanna Town Crew Streathem Man Dem Terrorzone Shine My Nine Muslim Boys South Man Syndicate Till Death Youths SUK Bloodset Muslims Organised Criminals Thorton Heath Man Dem Penge Man Dem Superstar Gang Southmendem Norword Youths Darkside Ninjas SMN Heathset Mash Force Younger DSN VMD Herne Hill Man Dem 28s Junction Boys

www.southwark.gov.uk Criminality

% Gangs believed involved in offences

80 70 60 London % 50 % 40 SE Cluster % 30 20 10 0

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www.southwark.gov.uk What are we aiming to achieve?

• Adding value to current borough work

www.southwark.gov.uk What actually drives serious violent behaviour?

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religiousreligious HousingHousing PeerPeer ViolentViolent RoleRole pressurepressure ExperiencesExperiences modelsmodels www.southwark.gov.uk Identified priorities

Strand Issue Explanation Academic research commissioned to establish the specific nature, extent and dynamic of gangs across the Boroughs. The research will focus Understandin on protective and risk factors, an understanding of the 'mindset' and g the 1 Knowledge cross border issues such as transport hubs/routes. Research is likely problem to include both quantitative and qualitative study including ethnographic work

Quality and extent Intelligence sharing mechanisms, data quality and standards. of intelligence Communication with front line staff, raising gangs as an issue, 2 and cross definitional issues and quality control. Open source. Consideration to border sharing be given to joint gangs database Two way partner In particular, two way flow of information between police, YOTS, information 3 Education, Prison and Probation Service, with clear thresholds for the sharing extent of information sharing to ensure effective risk management protocols Two way communication with those at the direct interface with those in gangs/ on the fringes of gangs, including the voluntary sector and Working with young 4 youth workers. Co-ordination, training and support, including raising people awareness of the interventions available to support those at risk of gang membership Lack of analysis and cross 5 Gangs issues are not confined within one Boroughs boundaries border analysis

www.southwark.gov.uk Identified priorities Identification of How we can identify those at risk, who should be identifying them? Processes Prevention 6 those at risk should cover both populations and individuals To both deter and divert those from gang membership/ offending. A Interventions to comprehensive mapping exercise should be conducted of what is available, 7 Divert/ Disrupt including nature of the intervention, contact details, age range covered by any project, and any existing evaluation Do project/ pilots always work? Many claims are made. It is important not to Evaluation of stifle innovation or unnecessarily increase bureaucracy - however minimum 8 interventions standards of evaluation should be set to facilitate the identification, dissemination and funding of good practice Ideally this would include a helpline (linked to childline?), as well as a booklet/ internet site detailing service providers and details of their service, utilising the Advice and outcomes of the mapping exercise above. The primary audience will be the information/ community, outlining support available. However, it should also be circulated to 9 dissemination of professionals, especially those on the front line, including teachers, youth good practice workers, Safer Neighbourhood officers etc. Specific advice will be produced on gangs for parents, partners, carers, family and friends

Based on the earlier understanding of the problem and the advice at 9, this will emphasise the negative consequences of gang membership and stress positive Marketing 10 lifestyle options through a variety of media including the internet. The strategy campaign will ensure that there is no glorification of gangs, no naming of them, or any activity which might reinforce gang identity Primarily in Schools and youth focused, but also widening this to older gang Verbal input to 11 members and through other face to face opportunities to engage with those at those at risk risk of gang membership Community Supporting communities to respond through community capacity building. For 12 Development work example cross border events aimed at cross generational audience

www.southwark.gov.uk Identified Priorities Relocation/ Agreeing a cross border policy to rehouse high risk victims/ gang members 13 Rehousing wishing to exit gangs policy Gang mediation and Building on successful work in Northern Ireland, Manchester and Birmingham 14 conflict with those at the very top level of offending resolution Project Many of the other worksteams contain communications elements, each work 15 communications stream to which this is relevant will have its own communication strategy strategy which will feed into the overall communication strategy Management of venues (e.g. 16 Prevention strategies around venues such as licensed premises, youth clubs licensed prmises)

Providing advice and menu of options to Boroughs to utilise the full range of tools Pro-activity 17 ASBO's and ABC's available to disrupt the gang dynamic. This will include ABSO's and ABC's, but also look at evictions, and other partnership options, including police

Clear and transparent internal police tasking process, with processes linking into 18 Tasking joint partner enforcement activity as above Enforcement as appropriate, providing a process to focus immigration services 19 Immigration on gang members engaged in the most serious offending Ensuring fully joined up approach with all partners. This will also look at adopting existing mechanisms to ensure impact on communities is fully considered in 20 Courts court cases of gang related incidents. Support also for of geographical or curfew based bail conditions to interfere with offending behaviour

www.southwark.gov.uk Thank you

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