I just feel so sorry for them all Alice Ruggles mum fears stalking victims still not getting the protection they need chroniclelive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chroniclelive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DORSET Police have not made any use of new legal powers to protect victims of stalking. Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) are a new civil power available to police which impose restrictions on suspected stalkers. They are designed to make it easier to curb the behaviour of stalkers, with a lower burden of proof required than for a criminal conviction. The latest data reveals that Dorset Police are one of just four forces who have failed to apply for a single order, which have been available to police forces in England and Wales since January 2020. In Dorset no orders were applied for, despite a sharp spike in stalking incidents - in 2019 there were 416 incidents of stalking compared to 780 incidents in 2020.
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SOCIAL restrictions played a significant role in the reduction of crime in Barrow last year, police have said. Cumbria Constabulary recorded 5,660 offences in Barrow in the 12 months to December 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was a decrease of 11 per cent compared to the previous year, when there were 6,378. At 84 crimes per 1,000 people, that was higher than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 81. Crimes recorded in Barrow included: 229 sexual offences, a decrease of 28 per cent 2,722 violent offences, a decrease of nine per cent 755 incidents of criminal damage and arson, down nine per cent 163 drug offences, down 16 per cent