A crackdown by the Metropolitan Police will see a team of 1,000 police officers created to tackle the issue through a central Trident gang crime command as well as new local taskforces across London.
The central command will take responsibility for monitoring gang activity across London, with 19 priority boroughs having dedicated gang crime taskforces to deal with local gang crime and work with their partners on diversion and prevention activities.
The new approach will focus on "better and more consistent" use of intelligence to identify and prioritise the most harmful gangs and gang members, while spotting young people on the periphery who can be referred to other agencies for help in keeping away from crime.
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