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Stalking doesn t just affect celebrities . STALKING offences are set to hit a record high this year in the country, figures suggest. Home Office data shows that the number of stalking offences recorded in the six months between April and September by Lancashire Constabulary, is already 4 per cent higher than the amount recorded during the whole previous year. The force recorded 1,513 stalking offences between April and September – in the 12 months to March 2020 there were 1,449. It means that in the first six months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, stalking was reported eight times a day on average. The Suzy Lamplugh Trust said calls to its National Stalking Helpline have risen since the start of the pandemic, with cyber stalking cases also surging.
STALKING: Offences are set to go to new highs this year STALKING offences are set to hit a record high this year in West Mercia, figures suggest. Home Office data shows that the number of stalking offences recorded in the six months between April and September by West Mercia Police, is already 82% higher than the amount recorded during the whole previous year. The force recorded 1,325 stalking offences between April and September – in the 12 months to March 2020 there were 729. It means that in the first six months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, stalking was reported seven times a day on average.
STALKING offences are set to hit a record high this year in Cumbria, figures suggest. Home Office data shows that the number of stalking offences recorded in the six months between April and September by Cumbria Constabulary, is already 42 per cent higher than the amount recorded during the whole previous year. The force recorded 283 stalking offences between April and September – in the 12 months to March 2020 there were 199. It means that in the first six months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, stalking was reported twice a day on average. The Suzy Lamplugh Trust said calls to its National Stalking Helpline have risen since the start of the pandemic, with cyber stalking cases also surging.
Stalking offences are set to hit a record high this year in Hertfordshire, figures suggest. Home Office data shows that the number of stalking offences recorded in the six months between April and September by Hertfordshire Constabulary, is already 36 per cent higher than the amount recorded during the whole previous year. The force recorded 610 stalking offences between April and September – in the 12 months to March 2020 there were 447. It means that in the first six months since the coronavirus pandemic hit, stalking was reported three times a day on average. The Suzy Lamplugh Trust said calls to its National Stalking Helpline have risen since the start of the pandemic, with cyber stalking cases also surging.