The head of London’s Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Sunday that it is “shameful” that there are more black teens being killed in the British capital city than white boys.
In an interview with Sky News’ Trevor Phillips, who previously served as former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Commission for Racial Equality, Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley said:
“It’s not right that black boys growing up in London are more likely to be dead by the time they’re 18, far more likely than than white boys.”
“That’s, I think, shameful for the city,” he added.
According to statistics published by the London Assembly in 2022, black Londoners are heavily overrepresented in knife crime. Despite only making up around 13 per cent of the city’s population, black Londoners account for 45 per cent of knife crime murder victims.
However, they are also vastly overrepresented in those who commit such crimes, with black Londoners accounting for 61 per cent of knife murderers and being responsible for 53 per cent of knife crimes in general.
In addition to discussing the increased likelihood of black teens falling victim to knife crime, Sir Mark also lamented the “history between policing and black communities, where policing has got a lot wrong.”
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