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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences?

Woman walking through a dark tunnel alone
One in five women and around one in 11 men have been a victim of stalking. Photograph: Red Brick Stock/Alamy

Good morning. Disturbing new data shows that stalking offences recorded by police in England and Wales have surged over the past decade, with sharp rises in every region. The number of cases charged by the Crown Prosecution Service has also climbed to the highest level on record.

But those figures only tell part of the story. Stalking is not a single incident but a pattern of behaviour – one that can leave victims living in constant fear, reshaping every aspect of their lives.

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