Founded by the Romans as Londinium,
London remains the most densely inhabited city in the United Kingdom. It has
been home to billions of people for two millennia. Till date, it welcomes hundreds of people from
across the world making it home for their careers, professions or permanent
citizenry. However, the city and other
regions of the UK have always been under the clutches of street crimes,
homicides, and more importantly crime committed by around 250 local gangs. The
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has always risen against organized criminal
activities.
In 2012, the MPS carried out a
crack-down operation to apprehend hundreds of suspected gang mates. The operation headed by the Trident Gang
Crime Command was considered the most important as it redefined the ways the
MPS deals with gang crime and anti-social activities. Generally, street gangs
in London are known for assault, robbery, loot and drugs dealings. The London
authority launched local tasks forces along with the central Trident Gang Crime
Command in order to curb increasing crime rate in the city. The Command and the
task forces will collaborate with local help to prevent the gunfire and
investigate any case if surfaced.
According the Metropolitan Police
Services, the gang members are accountable for more or less 17% of all personal
robbery. They engage in 40% of cash-on-the-go and commercial robbery, 12% of domestic
burglary, 26% of provoked burglary, 14% of rape, 22% of serious violence, 20%
of stabbings and 50% of shootings.
The report by the MPS intelligence systems states that there are
around 250 active criminal gangs in London consisting 4,800 people. Out of
these, 62 gangs are the most dangerous and account for over 2/3rd of
total crime. As far as their location is concerned, the report further states
that they are around all parts of London predominantly in about 18-19 boroughs.
The shocking fact is that most of the gang members young people (18 and 24
years of age).
A well-defined organized plan of action is always needed to tackle
organized crime. With the help of Trident Gang Crime Command and other forces,
it is relatively easy to track down the criminal acts and prevent gunfire by
the culprits at innocent citizens. The Command was introduced with stronger
community coordination in order to curb crime rates, protect the most
vulnerable citizens such as women and children. To keep a city clean, there is
a need for having local authorities that help curb rise of anti-social
elements.
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