Twenty nine teenagers have been murdered on Britain's streets in the first five months of 2008, mostly by people of a similar age. The latest victim, in Sidcup last night, has been named locally as Rob Knox, an aspiring actor.
Interestingly, the odds of a murdered teenager being non-white are at least 50% - significantly more than the percentage of non-white teenagers in society as a whole. The average age overall is 17.
Meanwhile, see this comment from a young offender which may just be a clue as to the problem: Doing time didn't put me off crime.
W=White, NW=Non-white
Rob Knox, 18 (?)
Jimmy Mizen, 16 (W)
Lyle Tulloch, 15 (NW)
Robert Spence, 17 (NW)
Adam Paton, 17 (W)
Jack Steadman, 19 (W)
Ashley Horton, 16 (W)
Nathan Lyons, 17 (W)
Amro Elbadawy, 14 (NW)
Devoe Roach, 17 (NW)
Ross Davidson 19 (W)
Ryan Hyden, 19 (W)
Joshua Mitchell, 17 (W)
Nicholas Clarke, 19 (NW)
Samantha Bennett, 19 (W)
Michael Jones, 18 (NW)
Ahmed Ibrahim, 17 (NW)
Ofiyke Nmezu, 16 (NW)
Tung Le, 17 (NW)
Sunday Essiet, 15 (NW)
Joe Dinsdale, 17 (W)
Fuad Buraleh, 19 (NW)
Christopher Johnston, 17 (?)
Boduka Mudianga, 18 (NW)
Bradley Whitfield, 16 (W)
Faridon Alizada, 18 (NW)
Alexander Holdroyd, 19 (?)
Henry Bolombi, 17 (NW)
Louis Braithwaite, 16 (NW)
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