Police Scotland performance report shows 18 officers were assaulted every day in 2022-23, amounting to 6657 assaults.
The latest Police Scotland performance report shows that 18 officers were assaulted every day in 2022-23, amounting to 6657 assaults.The number of attacks on Scottish Fire & Rescue Service crews increased from 76 in 2021-22 to 80 in 2022-23, with a 10 per cent rise in objects thrown at firefighters and appliances.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Being assaulted is not part of the job for police officers and staff. The Scottish Ambulance Service said it has a range of measures to help protect staff, including training in managing aggressive behaviour and assessing risk. A paramedic, who spoke out on the condition of anonymity, said he had been the victim of violent attacks on “several occasions”.
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