London riots: One year later

In what was Britain's worst street violence in decades, riots that erupted in a north London neighborhood on Aug. 6, 2011, sparked four nights of looting, arson and mayhem across England. The rioting was triggered by a police shooting under disputed circumstances and by the time the streets were calmed, five people were left dead. More than 3,000 people have appeared in court over the riots in the year since.

In this photo taken Aug. 9, 2011, firefighters battle a large fire that broke out in shops and residential properties in Croydon, London.

One Year Later

In this July 11, 2012, photo, a person rides a bike where rioting occurred one year earlier, in London.

Shoppers look at notes posted on a "Peace Wall'"on a boarded up window of a discount store in Peckham on Aug. 10, 2011, in London.

In this photo taken on July 11, 2012, a man walks with shopping bags where rioting occurred one year earlier, in London.

Damage caused by looters on Clapham High Street, Aug. 8, 2011, in London.

In this photo taken July 11, 2012, people walk by stores where rioting occurred one earlier, in Clapham Junction, London.

Youths loot a Carhartt store in Hackney, Aug. 8, 2011, in London.

In this photo taken on July 11, 2012, people walk near where rioting occurred one year earlier, in Hackney, London.

Fire officers damp down smoldering buildings on London Road, Aug. 9, 2011, in Croydon, England.

In this photo taken July 11, 2012, a bus is parked near where rioting occurred one year earlier, in Croydon, London.

People walk past fire-damaged shops and flats in Clapham Junction, Aug. 10, 2011, in London.

In this photo taken July 11, 2012, a car is parked near where rioting occurred one year earlier, in Clapham Junction, London.

A fire officer stands by the burnt remains of Reeves Corner furniture store ,Aug. 9, 2011, in Croydon, England.

In this photo taken on July 11, 2012, a person walks in the street near where rioting occurred one year earlier, in Croydon, London.

Rioters set fire to barricades they constructed in Goulton Road, Hackney, Aug. 8, 2011, in London.

In this photo taken July 11, 2012, a person talks on a phone near where rioting occurred one year earlier in Hackney, London.

Residents watch as a building burns after riots on Tottenham High Road, Aug. 7, 2011 in London.

In this photo taken July 11, 2012, a traffic light is red near where rioting occurred one year earlier in Tottenham, London.

A man walks past a boarded-up building following riots, Aug. 16, 2011, in Tottenham, London.

In this photo taken on July 11, 2012, a wall reads, "I love Tottenham" near where rioting occurred a year earlier.

A man looks at notes posted on a "Peace Wall" on a boarded up window of a discount store in Peckham, Aug. 10, 2011, in London.

In this photo taken July 11, 2012, the Peckham peace wall has been preserved outside the library a year after rioting occurred in London.

The Peckham peace wall has been preserved outside the library remembering the riots a year ago in London.