More call outs over Halloween say Merseyside Police

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Merseyside Police report an increase in callouts over Halloween Credit: PA

Merseyside Police say they've seen an increase in the number of callouts on Halloween over last year.

The force recorded 861 emergency and non-emergency calls between 2pm and 11pm yesterday. This was up from 768, or an increase of 12.1% on the same period in 2019.

Figures show that anti-social behaviour and criminal damage cases saw a rise of 48.8%, which the force says can largely be attributed to the fact that the anti-social behaviour figures include Covid-19 related incidents and breaches. Reports of criminal damage alone decreased by 28.9%.