Claim: Violent assaults on police officers have risen by a third in just four years.
Fact-check: Are assaults on police officers rising? - Full Fact
Verdict: the way data is collected was changed in 2017, so it isn't possible to compare current rates with what they were four years ago. but assaults on officers that resulted in injuries rose by 27% in 2018/19 compared to 2017/18.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Eugene Smith
Date published: 2019-08-16T00:00:00