Third of assaults in Cheshire are domestic abuse, new figures show
More than a third of all assaults with injury in Cheshire are domestic abuse cases, startling police figures show. Domestic abuse accounts for 8% of all recorded crime in Cheshire.
More than a third of all assaults with injury in Cheshire are domestic abuse cases, startling police figures show. Domestic abuse accounts for 8% of all recorded crime in Cheshire.
Cheshire is a safer place to live with a reduction of 4% in all recorded crime, according to the British Crime Survey. The figures, which compare April 2012-March 2013 with April 2011-March 2012, show there are over 2,547 fewer victims of crime.
Cheshire Police are targeting drink and drug drivers in and around Nantwich at the start of a summer crackdown. The force is backing the national campaign launched today June 1st until June 30 with a series of initiatives to raise awareness and provide local enforcement.
Nantwich Police officers showed support for the fight to stop violence against women by tying a white ribbon outside their station. White ribbons were on display outside all Cheshire Police stations to mark a national awareness day (November 25).
A smashed car in which a young man died will feature at the Cheshire Police exhibit at the Cheshire Show. The vehicle was being driven in the county when it left the road and hit a tree, killing the driver.
Cheshire Police chiefs issued a stark warning over the number of youths drinking alcohol and putting their lives at risk. They say officers are responding to incidents involving underage drinking, with some youngsters found passed out on the street.
Police in Cheshire say they are “seriously concerned” about the number of young and elderly drivers who ignore warnings about drinking. Officers made 181 arrests during the Christmas/New Year drink drive crackdown.
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