Sexual crime in Ayrshire down by nearly 20 per cent across region

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The number of sex crimes reported in Ayrshire has fallen by nearly 20 per cent, according to a new police report. The Police Scotland performance report for the first financial quarter of 2022/23 shows that 167 sex crimes were reported in the region, a decrease of 40 on the number reported in the same period last year.That equates to a drop of almost 20 per cent.Of those reported, 118 (71 per cent) were detected compared to 45 per cent in 2021-22.Serious assaults also saw a drop – from 42 to 31 with officers detecting 81 per cent of those reported in the first period of 2022/23.Chief Superintendent Faroque Hussain, Police Scotland’s Divisional Commander for Ayrshire, said: “We remain committed to tackling sexual offences as well as our work which contributes towards changing attitudes on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls by building on our successful 'Don’t Be That Guy' campaign as a key strand in the development of our Violence Against Women and Girls strategy.

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