Africans & Middle Easterners Drive Record ‘Honor’ Abuse & FGM Surge In UK
14th November 2026
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.