iOS - Android However, crimes of threatening/disclosure of intimate images are up from 76 to 102 in Lanarkshire and there were 356 more fraud crimes according to the Police Scotland figures.A drop of 372 house-breakings were recorded, meanwhile common assaults on emergency workers increased by 185.The force welcomed the drop in some crime numbers but pointed to lockdown contributing to less house-breakings.The pandemic is also thought to be the reason for a huge increase in virtual crime and online scams which would account for such a steep rise.
Chief Superintendent Alan Waddell told Lanarkshire Live : “While reductions in crime are to be welcomed, I know we are not seeing these across all categories and it may be years before we truly.
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