Investigation Reveals 1 in 6 Arrested in Southport Stabbings Unrest were Underage 18
One in six people arrested across the country in connection with the unrest following the Southport stabbings were under 18.
The summer saw widespread rioting and disorder following the killing of three girls, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a dance class in Southport on July 30.
Police and courts were quick to arrest and charge many of those involved in the unrest.
An investigation by RADAR has collated the number of arrests by police force, alongside their ages and the offences committed.
Responses to freedom of information requests show there were 1,233 arrests across the 32 police forces that provided data, 219 of them relating to children under 18.
Of the forces which responded, Greater Manchester Police made the most arrests (160), followed by Merseyside (148) and the Metropolitan Police (142). The most children were arrested in Humberside (38), Merseyside (33) and Manchester (32).