Nearly 50 officers were victims of assaults daily, including being shot and infected with Covid. West Yorkshire suffered the most: 3,001 assaults, an average of seven a day, with 336 operational days lost to injuries. Injuries resulted in 9,154 operational days lost ‑ the equivalent to one officer's 40-year service. Broken bones meant 54 days lost, facial injuries cost 38, concussion accounted for 31 days and in 26 cases assaulted officers then tested posted for Covid. Devon and Cornwall had 1,063 staff attacked, with 100 days lost ‑ 50 of them to a single officer.

Source: Daily Nation July 27, 2021 05:47 UTC