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Number of acid attacks in London 2012-2017

Number of corrosive fluid attack offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2012 to 2017

The data displays the number of acid attacks recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2012 to 2017. Since 2012 there has been a sharp increase in this type of offence, with 388 more attacks in 2017 than there were in 2012.

2012	77
2013	131
2014	120
2015	255
2016	395
2017	465

Number of acid attacks in London 2012-2017

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