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.
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![Rennell Charles](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677607.jpg)
![Rennell Charles](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677607.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)