Are stalking cases soaring in Britain?

About this episode

The episode discusses the significant increase in stalking offences in England and Wales over the past decade.

New data suggests that stalking offences have increased fiftyfold in England and Wales in the last decade. What explains the rise? Writer: Jonathan Lewis Producer: Jonathan Lewis Host: Jonathan Lewis Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Topics covered

• stalking
• crime rates
• England
• Wales
• safety
• law enforcement

Keywords

• stalking
• crime
• England
• Wales
• law
• safety
• statistics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: England, Wales, Britain

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