Four analyses from 2018 to 2021 on serious violence among young people in London, produced by the Greater London Authority's Strategic Crime Analysis team and MOPAC Evidence and Insight Team. The work was conducted to inform violence prevention and reduction efforts, with the 2021 analysis incorporating statistical modelling and improved public health data. The dataset was last updated on the platform in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling risk factors for serious youth violence based on public health data mentioned in the description
- Informing public health approaches to violence prevention based on the analytical framework described
- Tracking trends in youth violence over time based on the multi-year analysis series
Strengths
- Analysis series spans multiple years from 2018 to 2021, allowing for trend observation.
- Produced by authoritative bodies: the Greater London Authority's Strategic Crime Analysis team and MOPAC Evidence and Insight Team.
- The 2021 analysis incorporates statistical modelling and improved public health data.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset's primary focus is London, which may limit generalizability to other regions.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Analyses conducted by the GLA’s Strategic Crime Analysis team and MOPAC Evidence and Insight Team.
- Time Range
- 2018-2021
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 12:01:48.001165; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom