East Ayrshire sexual crime numbers rocket along with assaults on key workers
dailyrecord.co.ukEast Ayrshire has rocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, shock new police figures show. A Police Scotland dossier has revealed that reports of attacks have risen by almost 20 per cent in the past year.The crime file has also shown that assaults on key emergency workers has increased in the past 12 months.Residents complaining about people not following COVID-19 rules has also led to a significant influx of instances of disorder in the region, the report says.A near 40 per cent increase in disorder offences has also been blamed on lockdown easing with youth disorder and anti-social behaviour on the rise.And cops say that the spike in sexual crimes, which is higher than the five-year average, is mainly down to an increase in the number of.
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