More teenage homicides were recorded in London in 2023 than in 2022 - with 21 killed compared to 14 the year before.
Among those who died, 18 were stabbed, two were shot and one was killed after his moped was struck by a car.
Nonetheless, the total death toll was lower than the peak of 30 in 2021.
Harry Pitman, 16, became the last homicide victim of 2023 when he was stabbed and killed on New Year's Eve on Primrose Hill.
His 19-year-old sister, Tayla, paid tribute to him today with a reel of touching photos set to the song You Are My Sunshine.