How fewer UK shootings are causing more deaths - explained

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For more than two decades, gun crime in Britain has been in steady decline. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Fewer shootings, fewer deaths is considered a policing success story but now, we can reveal that the homicide rate per injury is increasing because more powerful firearms are being smuggled into the country - according to the Metropolitan Police. All this as the National Police Chiefs Council announced a new amnesty to get more guns off the streets. Over two months, Channel 4 News has been given rare and exclusive access inside the Met's specialist units that tackle homicide and gun crime. Reporter: Symeon Brown Producer: Kay Bibi Camera: Tom Besley ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/

Published 2026-01-27 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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