Child cruelty in the North East and Cumbria increases by a fifth in two years
A Freedom of Information request from the NSPCC to forces in the area revealed 1,390 cases of child cruelty recorded in 2021/22.
A Freedom of Information request from the NSPCC to forces in the area revealed 1,390 cases of child cruelty recorded in 2021/22.
There were 4,661 child cruelty offences recorded in 2021/22 - an average of 12 a day.
Child cruelty and neglect has nearly doubled in the last two years in the North West, according to recent figures.