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At least 100 people a week have their drink spiked, concerning figures reveal
Children as young as 13-year-olds were reported as victims of spiking
AT least 100 people a week have their drink spiked, a Sun on Sunday investigation can reveal.
Figures from 30 police forces highlighted 15,778 offences over three years.
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Police say motives include sexual assault, humiliation and robbery — with women twice as likely as men to be targeted.
The most common method is adding extra booze to a person’s drink, but drugs are also used.
London accounted for a third of all incidents between 2021 and 2023 — Westminster alone seeing 1,040, figures showed.
West Yorks came next with 1,361 over the three years.
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Women were more than twice as likely to fall victim to a spiking, with 9,699 being targeted compared to 3,598 men.
Settings for the offences have spread from pubs — with reports of occurrences at work events, house parties, football grounds, theatres, festivals and a train.
In Derbyshire, three 13-year-olds were reported to police as victims of spiking.
Our findings come as soap EastEnders aired a drink-spiking episode involving Anna Knight, played by Molly Rainford.
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Det Chief Supt Angela Craggs, of the Met Police, said: “Spiking is invasive and largely premeditated. We’re determined to tackle the perpetrators.”
The King’s Speech on July 17 made drink spiking a specific offences to “help police better respond to incidents”.
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