Hiya, 

According to the met police, 68 of the 149 victims of violent crime in London last year were black. Almost 50%. An astounding 60 of them male.

https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/homicide-dashboard/

51 of these homicides were stabbings with a majority of them being black males under 34.

Those of you that know me well know I like to cycle and I've been doing a lot of cycling over the past few months. I would like to dedicate at least 40 miles in rides to each black victim of violent crime in London last year (2019). This is a small gesture that should total up to a minimum 4200km. I'm hoping to cycle every day for the next 2 months and finish by the end of the July.

Building off some of points discussed after the petition I did a while ago (https://www.change.org/p/sadiqkhan-amberrudd-london-needs-an-urgent-plan-to-end-knife-gun-crime-take-action-now) it seems appropriate to support an organisation that attempts to directly engage with local communities. Also those of you that know me well should also know I like workouts (lol), and thus the charity I'd like to support is Steel Warriors. Who have found a very engaging way to convert confiscated weapons into a positive outcome.

https://www.steelwarriors.co.uk/

Thank you all for you time,

Luv

Alex x