• New Year’s Day shootings in Aston, Birmingham • Three weeks later the Street Pastors initiative is launched • In April, the first Street Pastors patrol went out in Brixton, then in Hackney the following night, supported by prayer pastors
• The number of trained street pastors reaches 1,000 and the first team outside London is launched (in Manchester) • The first pilot of a new initiative called School Pastors is set up in Lewisham, London, with the support of the Home Office