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Crimes of Violence: Gangs

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 70046

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of violent crime that is linked to gang activity.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The ONS Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office police recorded crime data contains information on violent crime and is published by the ONS (Crime in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics and the nature of violent crime: appendix tables - Office for National Statistics).

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