Figures presented to members of the housing and communities committee show that between April and June this year crimes of violence increased by 16.7 per cent compared to the previous year to date while sexual crimes rose by 12.1 per cent.
A spike in violent and sexual crimes has been fuelled by a rise in online sextortion, according to local police chiefs.
During a recent meeting, top local police chiefs informed members that these crimes largely consisted of sextortion offences committed online where victims were threatened with the posting of indecent images on social media unless sums of money were paid. Officers said they are working hard to educate young people on the dangers of the internet to prevent more people falling victim to it.
“Some of that includes threats and extortion online – something that we know is very hard to police as it is a newer type of crime and we are looking at how we tackle that. The report presented to committee members affirms that reducing violence within the communities remains a top priority.
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