{"id":51551,"date":"2023-05-04T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T09:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=51551"},"modified":"2023-05-04T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T09:20:01","slug":"meet-the-new-female-only-night-angles-keeping-women-safe-at-night-as-sexual-offences-reach-new-high-in-south-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/meet-the-new-female-only-night-angles-keeping-women-safe-at-night-as-sexual-offences-reach-new-high-in-south-yorkshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the new female-only &#8216;Night Angels&#8217; keeping women safe at night as sexual offences reach new high in South Yorkshire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A female-only night-time patrol team has launched in Barnsley to make women feel safer on nights out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018Night Angels\u2019 are employed by local security company Doyle Security and are tasked with protecting women from attacks in the city on Saturday nights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deployment of the Night Angels appears more crucial than ever as recent data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/crimeandjustice\/datasets\/policeforceareadatatables\">Office of National Statistics<\/a> shows that 4,538 sexual offences were recorded by South Yorkshire Police in the year to December 2022, a record high since equivalent records began.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They operate between 10pm and 4am and ensure any potentially vulnerable girls get home safely and aren\u2019t left to fend for themselves should they encounter any trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme, which launched in January this year, has been funded by the South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit, receiving \u00a310,000 as part of the Barnsley Community Safety Partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the scheme, head of the VRU and South Yorkshire Police and Crime commissioner Dr Alan Billings said \u201cThe idea of the night angels is that, unlike others who might be out on the street, these are people who have all had blue light experience, so they know what they are doing when there is a crisis going on and they understand the nighttime economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo far it\u2019s looking good. According to the stats I\u2019ve seen they have had 102 vulnerable young females who they spoke to or interacted with, which is quite a lot actually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased with what they\u2019ve done and that\u2019s why we\u2019re anxious to fund them for a full year and see what the full year effect is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/05\/IMG_2437.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51569\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomore-standwithus.com\/\">No More-Stand With Us<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Billings stressed how preventing violence against women is a top priority in South Yorkshire. He added: \u201cWe want to have more in place to help young women if we possibly can, and this is one of those initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the last thing sometimes people want to see is a police uniform, but they do want to see a friendly face with a helping hand, so that\u2019s why these night angles are important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presence of the Night Angels has been welcomed by many, with one Sheffield student wishing a similar unit was available in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chloe Kelly, 19, says more often than not, she doesn&#8217;t feel safe when clubbing in the city centre, and recalls one incident where she fell victim to unwarranted attention from an unknown man in a bar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said, \u201cI can remember there was one occasion on West Street where a man was recording me and a group of my friends inappropriately in Molly Malones. 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