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VRU Evidence Hub

The Evidence Hub is structured around the VRU’s five priority areas outlined in our Outcomes Framework.  

The resources are for local authorities, schools, statutory bodies, community groups and all Londoners interested in building a safer city for all.

You can filter items by type of research, priority area, target group, timing and type of intervention.

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  • MyEnds

    Document type:

    evaluation

    Year of publication:

    2023

    Priority areas:

    communities and place

    Target group:

    children and young people
    local community
    statutory professionals

    Type of intervention:

    community-led

    Timing of intervention:

    primary
    secondary
    tertiary

    Description

    The VRU's flagship 'MyEnds' programme implements a hyper-local and community-led approach to violence reduction in neighbourhoods affected by high and sustained levels of violence. This evaluation report explores implementation and impact of the programme between 2021-2023.

  • Neighbourhoods affected by violence

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2022

    Priority areas:

    communities and place

    Target group:

    local community

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    Violence is highly geographically concentrated in specific areas in London. This research focuses on nine London neighbourhoods to understand drivers of violence. It enables a localised understanding of issues and informs the VRU's approach to place-based violence prevention.

  • Violence in London - Strategic Needs Assessment

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    forthcoming

    Priority areas:

    communities and place

    Target group:

    local community

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    The VRU has commissioned Crest Advisory to carry out a pan-London Strategic Needs Assessment of violence (SNA). The SNA will draw on information and intelligence across partner organisations, conducting a thematic analysis of the first iteration of 32 Local Authority level Strategic Needs Assessments, delivered in line with the Serious Violence Duty. Drawing on the VRU's objectives and priority areas and supplemented with analysis of pan-London crime and public health trends, the output will increase our understanding of the types, distribution and extent of violence across the capital. The SNA's findings will be used by the VRU and partners to inform a strategy containing specific recommendations for action.

  • Violence in London: what we know and how to respond - Strategic Needs Assessment

    Document type:

    research

    Year of publication:

    2020

    Priority areas:

    systems and sector

    Target group:

    local community
    statutory professionals

    Type of intervention:

    N/A

    Timing of intervention:

    N/A

    Description

    The Behavioural Insights team delivered the VRU's initial Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA) in 2020, bringing together existing evidence and new analysis and insights to inform the VRU's approach to violence prevention in London.

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