Sharp rise in assaults shows stark reality for British police officers

Police officers in the United Kingdom were subjected to almost 2.5 million assaults over a 12-month period, the Police Federation said in a report released on Sunday.

The federation said the figures reveal the horrific extent and frequency of assaults on police officers.

Estimates based on data from a welfare survey suggest that there were potentially more than two million (2,113,602) unarmed physical assaults on officers over a 12-month period, and a further 302,842 assaults using a deadly weapon during the same period.