Number of attacks on emergency service workers is on the rise in East Sussex

Data from Sussex Police has shown the number of attacks on emergency service workers is rising.

By India Wentworth

Published 13th May 2022, 11:37 GMT

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Sussex Police figures have revealed how many emergency service workers were attacked in 2019, 2020 and 2021 across East Sussex.

In 2019 the total number of assaults – which includes incidents that didn’t result in injuries – was 272. This rose to 287 in 2020 and rise again in 2021 to 314.

Looking at the result of the assaults, 2019 and 2020 saw 62 per cent of assaults end in the individual being charged.