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Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse

Release Date
2025-07-26
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The Guardian
Summary
Police data obtained by the Guardian reveals that around 41% of those arrested during the anti-immigration riots in England and Northern Ireland in the summer of 2024 had previously been reported for domestic abuse-related offenses. In some areas, such as Bristol, the figure was over two-thirds. The riots, which erupted after the murder of three young girls in Southport, targeted mosques and asylum hotels and were marked by significant violence.

Many of the arrested individuals had histories of intimate partner violence, including charges like assault, stalking, and coercive control. Despite this, fewer than a quarter had been formally charged in those previous cases.

Women's rights organizations argue these violent public outbursts are connected to the same patterns of control and misogyny seen in domestic abuse. The riots predominantly involved individuals from economically deprived areas, which also have higher domestic violence rates.

In response, the government has acknowledged the widespread violence against women and girls as a national emergency and pledged to halve it within a decade, while police are being urged to improve their social media monitoring and response capabilities.
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