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- 78,276 working days have been missed by police officers due to assaults between 2004/05 and 2008/09.
- 17,055 days were lost last year alone, an 11.2% increase on the previous year. This is the equivalent of reducing the number of police officers in England and Wales by 75.
- Police staff also lost 5,398 working days to assault in the last five years (including 1,118 days last year).
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
“We want more bobbies on the beat, not bobbies being beaten.
“These startling figures show just how difficult a job being a police officer can be.
“Violence is clearly all too common on our streets when thousands of police working days are being lost as officers recover from assaults.
“Every effort must be made to try to get injured officers back to work as quickly as possible, even if that means lighter duties or paperwork.
“The Liberal Democrats are the only party committed to increasing police numbers. We will put 3,000 more bobbies on the beat.”
1 comment:
Perhaps the number of assaults on Police Officers is indicative of the contempt the police are held in by the public?
Lets face facts, the police are no-longer held in any esteam in our society, the only contact the police have with the public is when they are nicking someone, and likewise the only reason psudo-law abiding member of the public sees a police officer is when they are being stopped for some motoring offence.
Last time I spoke to a member of SWP was in April 1999 after being stopped for not making a left signal in my car.
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