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<p>The Government funds independent yearly evaluations into the Violence Reduction
Unit programme. The recently published 20/21 VRU Evaluation (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-unit-year-ending-march-2021-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-unit-year-ending-march-2021-evaluation-report"
target="_blank">Violence reduction unit year ending March 2021 evaluation report -
GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>) has shown positive early signs of the programme’s impact,
estimating that the combination of VRU and targeted enforcement activity has prevented
approximately 49,000 violent offences over their first two years of activity compared
to unfunded areas (41,377 violence without injury offences and 7,636 violence with
injury offences). Relative to the amount of serious violence funding over the same
period, this represents an estimated return of £3.16 for every £1 invested in serious
violence.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor trends in violence closely and
conduct yearly independent evaluations into the VRU programme to assess the programme’s
impact.</p>
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