Police are to increase monitoring of pubs, bars and take-aways after 2,341 violent crimes in Waltham Forest in the last 12 months.
Operation Equinox involves increased patrols and licence checks.
Leader of the operation, commander Lucy D'Orsi, said: "This operation encompasses a host of coordinated enforcement.
"Operation Equinox will continue to support victims of violent crime and will take a firm approach with those intent on committing violence.
"Officers are already planning activity to focus police activity on areas which have a disproportionately high amount of violent crime.
"This includes focusing on specific licensed premises and fast food outlets.”
London-wide figures show that there were 65,770 'violence with injury' offences over the twelve months up to the end of 13 October 2014, an increase of 17.2 per cent on the previous 12 months.
These figures include domestic violence.
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