A charity set up after a woman was killed on a night out marks its first year of weekend patrols.
Northampton Guardians has been helping vulnerable people in Northampton town centre over the last yearA charity set up after a woman was murdered on a night out has marked its first year of keeping people safe on the streets during the weekend.
The Guardians were first set up following Ms Chipchase's death, but they started patrolling the town on busy weekend nights a year ago thanks to the launch of the Safer Nights Out Van by the county's police, fire and crime commissioner.Ms Goodship said their visibility was "making people feel safer".
Sixty-five per cent of those helped by the charity in the last 12 months were women, the Guardians said.Media caption,Statistics show the number of sexual offences rose to 1,866 in the year to March - the highest figure since recording methods changed in 2012."It's still going on. We do see predators hanging around just waiting to find or approach people.
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