Report Summary
Issued 7 February 2025, this FOI response confirms some information on the number of assaults against police officers and related injuries is held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that Police Scotland may hold further information.
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Request
Your request for information dated 23 January 2025 is copied below.
“If possible, I'd just like to follow up regarding Q8 - How many reports of public abuse against officers have been recorded in the past ten years?
Thanks for providing the reports, but I would like to ask whether you have any more recent information? Please could I request this:
- How many reports of assault against officers have been recorded between: June 1 2024 - January 1 2025.
- Please provide a breakdown of the types of injuries received during these assaults (laceration, bruise, soft tissue injury, abrasion, sprain, strain etc).
- Please could I also confirm that the May report (https://www.spa.police.uk/spa-media/z2kbsfj4/item-4-1-q4-end-of-year-health-and-safety-report.pdf) is referencing May 2023-2024?”
