Knife crime and gun crime
Campaigns and videos
Choose a Different Ending
An interactive film from the Metropolitan Police Service allows you to decide what happens next. You can interact with it, choose what to do and decide how it ends.
Drop the Weapons
Know when to say no. Picking up a gun or a knife always makes a situation worse never better. These videos from the Metropolitan Police aim to show you how real people can turn away from violent crime. If you've got ideas on how to help people to drop the weapons, then we would like to hear from you.
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Carry a knife and the consequences will follow
Watch the video on the Drop the Weapons website.
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Carry a knife - what does it make you look like?
Watch the video on the Drop the Weapons website.
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Leon's Story
Leon's reputation as a fighter soon got him and his friends labelled as a gang. But after being stabbed and then seeing three of his friends go to prison, he realised his life had to change.
Watch the video on the Drop the Weapons website.
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Matt's Story
Matt got caught up in gangs and guns at an early age and ended up in prison. Abandoned by his friends and under constant threat of being attacked, he chose to turn his life around.
Watch the video on the Drop the Weapons website.
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Swap a Knife for a Life
The storyline details an incident involving older teenagers where somebody is stabbed by their own knife. It shows the consequences of the attacker's actions and the emotional effects on his own family.
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It doesn't have to happen
The Home office's 'It doesn't have to happen' Bebo page.
Also watch the videos:
Knife Crime Interview 1 and Knife Crime Interview 2