‘Legal highs’ incidents up more than 150 per cent in a year, say police
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The Centre for Social Justice has uncovered new data revealing the increasing damage ‘legal highs’ are having on society.
The number of police incidents involving ‘legal highs’ has almost trebled across England in a year, new figures obtained by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) reveal.
Incidents soared across forces – from 1,356 in 2013 to 3,652 in 2014 (an increase of 169 per cent). But the overall number will be much higher as 12 of England’s 39 police forces did not respond to the freedom of information request, including the Metropolitan Police.
In Greater Manchester the number increased 17-fold in two years, from six in 2012 – to 104 last year.
In West Yorkshire there was a 25-fold increase over the same period – from 13 to 324.
The CSJ has called for a robust response from the Government, including new police powers to close shops that persist in selling ‘legal highs’ (or New Psychoactive Substances).
This comes after recent CSJ analysis showed that the number of people i...
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