UK -- Violent sex attackers cost the Northern Ireland economy at least £30m-a-year.
And that figure is "only the tip of the iceberg" according to a major government paper.
'Hidden Crimes, Secret Pain' estimates that the cost to society of each rape or attempted rape at £79,000 - there were 391 such offences in 2005/6.
The costs to provide health treatment alone to the victims of rape annually top £1m.
The report adds that the figures it uses are very conservative: "It should be remembered that the recorded sexual offence statistics represent only the tip of the sexual violence iceberg."
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Showing posts with label health costs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health costs. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Saturday, February 03, 2007
At a price
This is a sad reminder of what might happen if we do what I really hope any decent citizen would to - helping someone in need.
It is a crying shame that people like this man here, absolutely a hero in my book, doesn't receive more help.
The story also points at someone I've mentioned at several occasions - the danger that knives represent.
Story:
A hero who was left disabled after preventing a crazed knife attacker from killing his neighbour has blasted the lack of support he has received as he recovers from his injuries.
Simon de Blanc, 36, was stabbed repeatedly in Holtspur, after he went to the aid of a neighbour as she was attacked in her car.
Since last April's attack, Mr de Blanc, who used to earn £1,000 a week running his own business, has struggled to make ends meet on the £90 per week he receives in income support.
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It is a crying shame that people like this man here, absolutely a hero in my book, doesn't receive more help.
The story also points at someone I've mentioned at several occasions - the danger that knives represent.
Story:
A hero who was left disabled after preventing a crazed knife attacker from killing his neighbour has blasted the lack of support he has received as he recovers from his injuries.
Simon de Blanc, 36, was stabbed repeatedly in Holtspur, after he went to the aid of a neighbour as she was attacked in her car.
Since last April's attack, Mr de Blanc, who used to earn £1,000 a week running his own business, has struggled to make ends meet on the £90 per week he receives in income support.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The cost of violent crime in Scotland
Violent crime in Scotland costs the health service more than £500million a year, and hospital staff say they are dealing with "a scourge" of bloodshed on the streets.
Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital:
"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."
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Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital:
"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."
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