Two in Five Arrested for Last Summer’s UK Riots Had Been Reported for Domestic Abuse

The Guardian Exposes The Dark Secret Of Those Arrested During 2024 Far-Right Rioting - Dorset Eye

More than two in five individuals arrested following last summer’s riots had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse offences, The Guardian can reveal. Data released under freedom of information (FoI) laws shows that 41% of the 899 people arrested during the violent disturbances in July and August 2024 had prior reports related to intimate partner violence. In one police force, that figure rose sharply to 68%. Exposing Far Rig…

Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse

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Domestic abuse previous – another factor in Scotland’s lack of riots last summer?

Professor John Robertson OBA From the Guardian today, this striking information: Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer’s riots had been previously reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose. Police data released under freedom of information (FoI) laws shows that 41% of 899 people arrested for taking part in the violent disorder last July and August had been reported for crimes associat…