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Common assaults of emergency workers in Scotland: FOI release

Published
2019-11-20
Received
2019-11-01
Responded
2019-11-18
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public safety and emergencies, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

You asked for the number of police recorded common assaults of an emergency worker in each of the last five financial years.

Response

The table below contains the number of "Common Assault of an Emergency Worker" offences recorded by the police in each of the last five years.

It should be noted these figures will not include all police recorded attacks on emergency workers (for example should an emergency worker be the victim of a serious assault, this would be recorded as a serious assault).

Police Recorded Common Assault of an Emergency Worker, Scotland, 2014-15 to 2018-19

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Common assault of an emergency worker 6,480 6,414 6,509 7,004 7,098

Source: Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2018-19.

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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