🏛️ Politics 3d ago · Geraldine McKelvie

Rise in number of girls being identified as victims in county lines exploitation, data shows

Guardian Politics
Guardian politics
View Channel →
Rise in number of girls being identified as victims in county lines exploitation, data shows
Source ↗ 👁 2 💬 0
Charities suggest ‘gendered understanding’ of crime means services often fail to recognise girls and young women as victimsAn increasing number of girls are being identified as victims of county lines exploitation, figures have shown.Data from Catch22, the charity that provides the national county lines support service, said girls and young women formed 22% of its caseload in 2025, up from 15% the previous year. Continue reading...

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

📰
Voters expand liberal majority on nationally watched Wisconsin Supreme Court
Politics · 10h ago
📰
Republican wins runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
Politics · 11h ago
📰
Acting AG says Trump has ‘duty’ to identify people who should be investigated
Politics · 15h ago
📰
After clashes with Hegseth, Army secretary says he isn’t going anywhere
Politics · 17h ago
📰
Bill Gates to speak to House panel about ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Politics · 19h ago
📰
JD Vance campaigns for far-right nationalist Viktor Orban in Hungary
Politics · 20h ago