Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,
Police in England and Wales recorded 3,145 honor-based abuse offenses in the year ending March 2026 - the highest figure since comparable records began.
Female genital mutilation offenses rose 52 percent to 166. The number track the arrival and growth of communities in which family "honor" and control over female behavior routinely override individual rights.
The Home Office published the statistics on November 5. They mark a 7 percent increase on the previous year's 2,949 offenses.
I spoke with @GoodwinMJ on @GBNEWS about the new government data revealing a "record-high" rise in honor-based abuse in England and Wales. The Labour government has been extremely selective, picking and choosing which forms of misogyny are acceptable and which should be denounced, obviously they fear losing the vote bank.
— Khadija Khan (@KhadijaKhan__) November 7, 2026
London's Metropolitan Police alone recorded 625 cases, 20 percent of the national total. West Midlands Police logged 395 and Greater Manchester Police 254. Controlling and coercive behavior accounted for 22 percent of the total, with assault with injury at 14 percent. Forced marriage offenses stood at 129.
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