Terror-related arrests have increased by 11% over the past year, according to Home Office figures. Police forces in the UK arrested 203 people for terrorism-related activity in the year ending June 30 2022 – 20 more than in the previous 12-month period.
Of the people arrested, 94 (46%) were released under investigation, while 50 (25%) were released without being charged. As of Thursday, some 49 suspects (24%) had been charged, and 10 (5%) faced alternative action, including being cautioned or recalled to prison.
As in previous years, most suspects were male and British, with only five of the 203 people arrested being women. Some 75% of them were British or British dual nationals.
Among those arrested, 16% were youngsters aged under 18, though the main demographic was men over 30 (41%). As of Thursday, 66 people had been tried in court for terrorism-related offences, with high levels of conviction, at 88%.
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