As we approach the Christmas season detectives across the city are working flat out following a dreadful three month period that saw four people shot dead.
The latter half of August will live long in the memory as one of the most shocking periods in the city's history, as first 22-year-old Sam Rimmer, then 28-year-old Ashley Dale and finally nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel were killed in Liverpool - following a 13 month hiatus in fatal shootings.
All three murders are believed to be linked to organised criminal groups, and Merseyside Police have both been faced with complex and difficult murder investigations as well as an increase in disruption activity designed to tackle drugs gangs.
