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The data, disclosed in response to freedom of information requests by the Free Speech Union, revealed significant increases in the number of incidents recorded by some police forces, including a 140 per cent rise by Staffordshire police, a 65 per cent increase by North Yorkshire police, a 63 per cent rise by Gwent police and a 35 per cent increase by Suffolk constabulary.
Matt Dathan, The Times, 3rd September 2024.
