Last year one in three people in Hackney & Islington had first or second hand experience of street violence either a victim or witness. Two in three said they were not confident anyone would help is they were being mugged in a busy street. Against this background, it's no great surprise that local people express strong support for a more engaged response from the public when they witness street violence. Drawing on official statistics, the report also estimates that there were 14,400 cases of street violence in the two boroughs last year.
The report is here.
