The figures included nearly a thousand incidents in schools and colleges across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
By Nicola GoodwinFive new specialist police roles are to be created by West Mercia Police after a rise in violence against women and girls saw nearly 49,000 reported cases in three years.They show an 18% increase year-on-year and include 998 reports involving schools and colleges.Det Ch Insp Callie Bradley said the force expected them to lead to an even higher number of offences being reported.
"We need a much stronger voice that says it's completely unacceptable," chief executive Sue Coleman said. "The more people that come forward, the more we will make changes as well and I'm determined to help others not go through what I have done in my life," she said.
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