About 1,200 people have been removed from the Met's Gang Violence Matrix, created after the 2011 riots.
Hundreds of people have been removed from a gang database created after the 2011 London riots.The database is used by the Met to identify those at risk of committing, or being a victim of, gang-related violence in London.This represents a decrease of just over 50% from August 2017, when the number of individuals on the matrix peaked at 3,881.
The number of black and other minority ethnic communities being added to the database since May 2018 have also decreased, going down from 89% in 2019 to 77% in 2021.Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he was committed to a complete redesign of the database as part of plans to rebuild public trust in the force.
"We know that young men and, in particular, young black men continue to be over represented on the matrix," he said. "Sadly, there is a reality that levels of violent crime do disproportionally affect young black men - both in terms of victimisation and offending and our tactics do need to be targeted so we can protect those most at risk.
Following that review, a Disproportionality Board was established by the mayor as part of his action plan, started in November 2020, to look at a wide-range of policing issues, including the matrix and ongoing work to improve trust and confidence in the Met."That is why the comprehensive overhaul of the Gang Violence Matrix is so important - increased scrutiny and transparency will help increase the degree of confidence all of London's diverse communities can have in the Met.
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