Project Guardian focuses on reducing knife crime and serious violence in Leicester

Project Guardian focuses on reducing knife crime and serious violence in Leicester

A major initiative to reduce knife crime and serious violence in Leicester is moving into its next phase after receiving Home Office approval for a series of targeted interventions.Known locally as Project Guardian, the programme focuses on protecting communities, preventing violence and safeguarding young people in areas where knife crime and serious violence are most concentrated.Using three years of police data, four priority areas have been …