Inlay

Of the 48 people arrested in relation to the race related disorder last year, of 23 had been reported for domestic abuse. Nearly half. Even worse than the proportion in the Southport riots which as quite bad enough. Domestic abuse looking like a 🚩 marker for wider race related violence & disorder

The domestic abuse backgrounds of arrested rioters is even starker for Belfast

The figures for Northern Ireland – 48% - were higher than the UK average (41%).