Crimes committed on social media in Hertfordshire have risen by more than 500 percent a Freedom of Information request has revealed. 

Welwyn and Hatfield Times report:

CRIMES involving Twitter or Facebook have risen by more than 500 per cent in Hertfordshire over the last four years, according to police figures.

Statistics obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show social networking offences have increased from 20 reported crimes in 2008 to 129 between January and November 2012.

Of the allegations recorded last year, 25 people faced criminal charges and a further 36 were given cautions.

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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.