Of 80 homicide victims in the capital in 2023, 16 were teenagers and many of the perpetrators have been as young as 14. Elianne Andam was just 15-years-old when she was stabbed to death in Croydon in September; a murder Sir Mark Rowley referred to as "senseless".
Leroy Logan, a former police officer and founder of Voyage Youth, explains that when it comes to crime, the motivation for young people is the desperate need to be accepted - they are simply seeking something to call a "home".
