New figures released by the Metropolitan Police reveal last year was the worst ever for acid attacks with almost 500 carried out in the capital
LAST year was the worst on record for acid attacks in London.
Figures released by the Metropolitan Police reveal there were 470 incidents.
That was a rise of 18 per cent in 12 months and almost four times the amount recorded in 2014.
July 2017 was the worst month, with a total of 91 offences logged by the capital’s police force.
Statistics also showed Londoners were more likely to be the victims of acid attacks in summer months when it's likely that light clothing would give less protection.
The figures also show the majority of acid attack victims are under 30.
Current stats from the Met Police show that only around one in five incidents involving ‘acid’ result in cops charging a suspect.
It was also found that for every female attacked with acid a total of three men fall victim to the crime.
The bulk of the incidents took place in the east of the capital.
Worst-affected boroughs in 2017 were revealed as Newham with 85 acid attacks, Barking and Dagenham with 62 incidents, Hackney at 45, Tower Hamlets with 40, and Havering recording 22.
The heart of the capital saw 13 incidents in Westminster and 15 in Kensington and Chelsea.
Figures include all offences of assault as well as sexual crimes and robberies that may have been carried out by suspect using what the police describe as a “corrosive substance”.
