Community News (LIVE)

Latest news…

• Sex offenders to be stripped of refugee protections

• Vital support for victims in £20 million funding boost

• Safe Havens to launch in Tunbridge Wells to improve safety for wom

• 'I'm a solo traveller–there is one safety precaution I always take when planning a trip'

• Safe Havens to launch in Tunbridge Wells to improve safety for women

• Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care

Past news…

• National child protection agency to provide oversight of practice in England

• Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care

• Communities to nominate UK traditions for new inventory

• Heathrow Airport Incident

• Violence against women and girls is growing despite years of government strategies, National Audit Office says 

• More than half of cycle routes in London 'unsafe for women to ride at night'  

• Men and boys in Northern Ireland challenged to change their attitudes towards women and girls in new campaign 

• North Wales Police and Crime Plan 2025-2028 

• New powers for police to tackle neighbourhood crime 

• UK signs first international treaty addressing risks of artificial intelligence 

• Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse 

• Nearly 500 children died or seriously injured by suspected abuse or neglect in last year 

• Church of England Scandal 

Statistics

💡1 in 6 young people report mental health struggles (Source)

💡1 in 4 people experience a mental health problem each year in the UK (Source)

💡There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024 (Source)

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💡62% of women base travel decisions on safety (Source) 
💡1 in 3 women have experienced harassment or unwanted attention while commuting (Source) 
💡 Only 14% of women feel "very safe" when navigating unfamiliar environments alone (Source) 

💡88% of women feel somewhat threatened when traveling alone (Source) 

💡Violent crimes against women on trains have risen by over 50% in two years (Source) 
💡70% of women say they would feel more confident traveling if they knew support was instantly accessible (Source) 

💡 imabi’s platform has led to a 51% increase in safeguarding concern reports on the train network in the past two years (Source)

💡At least 1 in 12 women are victims of VAWG-related offences every year (Source) 

💡20% of all police-recorded crime was related to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in 2022-23 (Source) 

💡 Over 80% of women report feeling unsafe walking alone at night, highlighting ongoing concerns about public safety for women (Source) 

💡Police recorded 6.7 million crimes in England and Wales by June 2024 (Source)

💡Homicide rates decreased slightly, with 562 recorded offenses in 2024, marking a decline from the prior year's 578 cases (Source)

💡In 2024, 4.5% of people aged 16 years and over had experienced domestic abuse (approximately 2.2 million victims) (Source) 

💡 In 2024, 2.2% (approximately 1 million people) had experienced sexual assault (Source) 

💡 In 2024, 9.0% had experienced some form of harassment (around 4.4 million people) (Source) 

💡 In 2023, 1.6 million women aged 16 to 74 reported experiencing domestic abuse in England and Wales. Additionally, sexual harassment remains a significant issue, with 67% of incidents occurring in public spaces and 26% at workplaces. Online harassment accounted for 29% of sexual harassment cases (Source)