EXCLUSIVE The gang map of London: Territories of the capital's ruthless gangs, including Chris Kaba's feared '67' network The Met Police admits there are 432 'active organised crime groups' in London LISTEN: The Trial of Officer Blake – available wherever you get your podcasts now By Darren Boyle and Rhodri Morgan Published: 08:18 BST, 26 October 2024 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 26 October 2024 e-mail 1 View comments This interactive map lays bare the terrifying extent of gang activity across London after a police officer was left with a £10,000 bounty on his head for shooting dead known gang member Chris Kaba . Hundreds of knife and gun-wielding gangs control 'territory' throughout the capital, including in neighbourhoods where houses are worth more than £1million. The gangs, which often run extensive drug-dealing operations, sometimes groom children at school to join their life of crime , with promises of fast cars, fashionable clothes and 'respect'.
It comes as London battles a knife-crime epidemic. Last year, 14,500 knife crimes were recorded in London — almost 40 a day — up from nearly 11,500 in the previous year. The Centre for Social Justice estimates that gangs are responsible for almost half of all knife crime.
Kaba was revealed to be a 'core member' of 67, one of South London's most feared criminal collectives who have terorrised Brixton for years because of a bloody turf war. Your browser does not support iframes. Kaba was shot dead by sergeant Martyn Blake in Se.