The 21
Throughout the month of February, we’re telling the story of the 21 teenagers who were murdered in 2023. Our campaign, The 21, seeks to remember every victim as a young person with a family and their whole life ahead of them. We want to change the culture of kids carrying knives and becoming involved in violence.
![People protesting against knife crime at the scene in Croydon, south London, where 15-year-old Elianne Andam was stabbed to death this year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17574487.jpg)
![People protesting against knife crime at the scene in Croydon, south London, where 15-year-old Elianne Andam was stabbed to death this year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17574487.jpg)
![Anthony Okereafor founded the Carry a Basketball Not a Blade campaign](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17761416.jpg)
![Anthony Okereafor founded the Carry a Basketball Not a Blade campaign](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17761416.jpg)
![Quamari Serunkuma Barnes, 15, was murdered in 2017](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17526892.jpg)
![Quamari Serunkuma Barnes, 15, was murdered in 2017](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17526892.jpg)
![Sadiq Khan stock image](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17766336.jpg)
![Sadiq Khan stock image](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17766336.jpg)
![London knife crime incidents 2022-2023](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17682967.jpg)
![London knife crime incidents 2022-2023](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17682967.jpg)
![Patrick Green the CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17549210.jpg)
![Patrick Green the CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17549210.jpg)
![Carolyn Roberts: Headteacher of Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17563969.jpg)
![Carolyn Roberts: Headteacher of Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17563969.jpg)
![The annual London event which remembers the lives of people killed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17550752.jpg)
![The annual London event which remembers the lives of people killed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17550752.jpg)
![The stabbing death of Elianne Andam sparked concerns over rising knife crime. Now Met Police figures show the number of young people being stabbed in Croydon, Bexley and Greenwich is rising unusually quickly](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17529970.jpg)
![The stabbing death of Elianne Andam sparked concerns over rising knife crime. Now Met Police figures show the number of young people being stabbed in Croydon, Bexley and Greenwich is rising unusually quickly](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17529970.jpg)
![Harry Pitman](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17682162.jpg)
![Harry Pitman](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17682162.jpg)
![Ilyas Habibi was stabbed to death in Sutton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17538560.jpg)
![Ilyas Habibi was stabbed to death in Sutton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17538560.jpg)
![Simarjeet Singh Nangpal](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17640118.jpg)
![Simarjeet Singh Nangpal](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17640118.jpg)
![The victim of a fatal crash on Sevenoaks Way in Orpington has been named as. Tafari Thompson-Mintah](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17322070.jpg)
![The victim of a fatal crash on Sevenoaks Way in Orpington has been named as. Tafari Thompson-Mintah](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17322070.jpg)
![Taye Faik](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17639950.jpg)
![Taye Faik](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17639950.jpg)
![Elianne Andam was stabbed to death in Croydon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17720049.jpg)
![Elianne Andam was stabbed to death in Croydon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17720049.jpg)
![Max Moy Wheatley named as Petts Wood stabbing victim](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17720060.jpg)
![Max Moy Wheatley named as Petts Wood stabbing victim](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17720060.jpg)
![Knife stock image](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17716487.jpg)
![Knife stock image](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17716487.jpg)
![Picture from scene of stabbing in Finchley](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17717926.jpg)
![Picture from scene of stabbing in Finchley](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17717926.jpg)
![Stefan Valentine Balaban was stabbed in Edgware.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17720073.jpg)
![Stefan Valentine Balaban was stabbed in Edgware.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17720073.jpg)
![Claudio Lafayett](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677916.jpg)
![Claudio Lafayett](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677916.jpg)
![Rahaan Ahmed Amin](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677884.jpg)
![Rahaan Ahmed Amin](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677884.jpg)
![Andre Salmon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677862.jpg)
![Andre Salmon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677862.jpg)
![Leonardo Reid](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677839.jpg)
![Leonardo Reid](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677839.jpg)
![Victor Lee](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677655.jpg)
![Victor Lee](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677655.jpg)
![Khaled Saleh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677632.jpg)
![Khaled Saleh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677632.jpg)
![Jordan Kukabu](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677588.jpg)
![Jordan Kukabu](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677588.jpg)
![Tyler McDermott](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677560.jpg)
![Tyler McDermott](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677560.jpg)
![Chima Osuji](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677516.jpg)
![Chima Osuji](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677516.jpg)
![In our campaign The 21 we will tell the stories of the teenagers murdered in London in 2023](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17678629.jpg)
![In our campaign The 21 we will tell the stories of the teenagers murdered in London in 2023](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17678629.jpg)