Gun crime rates have plummeted in Merseyside despite a series of "nasty" shootings including one which left a 15-year-old girl with serious injuries.
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Green said Merseyside Police would not “rest on its laurels” in cracking down on gun crime, despite the apparent decrease in offences. A meeting held to scrutinise senior figures within the force, held by Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell, was told that 29 weapons discharges have been recorded in 2021/22, down from 83 in 2019/20.
Louise Kane, head of performance and analytics at Merseyside Police, said there had been a “year-on-year decrease” in damage, discharges, fatal shootings and injuries sustained as a result of a firearm. However Commissioner Spurrell pointed out there had been a number of “nasty incidents” connected to gun crime.
