Large increase in number of people arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse incidents

News

There has been a large increase in the number of arrests related to domestic abuse in Greater Manchester in the space of a year.

Greater Manchester Police made more than 20,000 arrests in connection with physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse crimes, plus stalking, harassment, and honour-based violence in the year up to June 2022.

The latest data is a rise of 66.2 per cent compared to the year before.

Read more (external link)