Met Police scraps gang violence matrix after discrimination concerns
The Metropolitan Police scrapped its Gangs Violence Matrix (GVM) database after over a decade, following concerns about racial disproportionality. The tool was used to identify individuals at risk of gang violence in London and disproportionately affected young black men, impacting their housing, education, benefits, employment, and legal rights. A legal challenge by charity Liberty on behalf of musician Awate Suleiman led to an agreement to overhaul the system, and it has now been replaced with a Violence Harm Assessment (VHA) tool.
- Organisation involved
- Metropolitan Police Service
- Product, system or model
- Gangs Violence Matrix (GVM)
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