Violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday.

More than 1 million violent crimes against women and girls were recorded by U.K. police in 2022 to 2023, accounting for one-fifth of all recorded crime, a new report commissioned by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing said.

One in every six murders was related to domestic abuse in the same period. At least one in every 12 women each year will be a victim of crimes including sexual offenses, rape, stalking, harassment or online sexual abuse, the report estimated, with the exact number thought to be much higher because of crimes that go unreported.

  • @eskimofry
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    82 months ago

    Well if the UK can stop participating in bombing the shit out of the Middle East you don’t have to deal with migrants.

      • @eskimofry
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        11 month ago

        The question is whether the rate of immigrants will reduce if you don’t bomb their home out of existence.

        • @Somethingcheezie
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          11 month ago

          No that’s what you want the thread to turn into.