Charity "Word 4 Weapons" install new bins, like this one, behind St. Johns Church, Hackney.
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The charity “Word 4 Weapons” is running the knife amnesty bin project behind St John’s Church in Lower Clapton, Hackney. So far, more than 28,000 weapons have been surrendered voluntarily. This amnesty is one of many with now more than 30 weapon bins across Greater London and the West Midlands.
The church has had an enormous influence in promoting the project and was previously one of the busiest bins in the capital.
The amnesty is popular because of its location, being behind a church and with no CCTV or surveillance of any kind. It’s also in the E5, E8 and E9 postcodes, a notorious spot for heightened gang activity.
The amnesty bin initiative was introduced to correspond with the metropolitan police operation ‘Sceptre’, which started in July 2015.
This was designed to coincide with new legislation to reduce knife crime in London.
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The charity “Word 4 Weapons” is running the knife amnesty bin project behind St John’s Church in Lower Clapton, Hackney. So far, more than 28,000 weapons have been surrendered voluntarily. This amnesty is one of many with now more than 30 weapon bins across Greater London and the West Midlands.
The church has had an enormous influence in promoting the project and was previously one of the busiest bins in the capital.
The amnesty is popular because of its location, being behind a church and with no CCTV or surveillance of any kind. It’s also in the E5, E8 and E9 postcodes, a notorious spot for heightened gang activity.
The amnesty bin initiative was introduced to correspond with the metropolitan police operation ‘Sceptre’, which started in July 2015.
This was designed to coincide with new legislation to reduce knife crime in London.
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