Equality

The new figures come as tensions rise across the UK at alarming levels of violence, sexual assault and harassment against women and girls.

Images of heavy-handed policing at Sarah Everard vigils in London and Brighton sparked fury online while peaceful events took place elsewhere across the country

“As women, we are told from a very young age to do these things to prevent attacks, and yet Sarah still went missing, and so it just really hammered home that that could have been any of us.”