Youth Endowment Fund · 2023
This is the second annual Youth Endowment Fund survey into teenage children's experiences of violence in England and Wales. Based on responses from over 7,500 13 to 17-year-olds, the report finds that 1 in 6 had been a victim of violence in the past 12 months and 1 in 7 had perpetrated violence, with experiences heavily concentrated among the most vulnerable children. Around 60% had seen real-world violence on social media — most commonly on TikTok — and 1 in 5 said they had skipped school due to feeling unsafe. The report also compares children's and adults' views on the drivers of and solutions to violence, finding broad agreement that gangs and drugs are the biggest factors.