**'We know that some of this is also linked to the radicalization of young people online.

We know the influencers, like Andrew Tate, and the element of influencing particularly boys, is quite terrifying and that's something that both the leads for counterterrorism in the country and ourselves from a VAWG [violence against women and girls] perspective are discussing.

'**Andrew Tate is currently awaiting trial in Romania over allegations of rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, charges he denies.

The wide-ranging report by the NPCC and College of Policing published on Tuesday said violence against women and girls had reached **'epidemic'** levels.

The report estimated that one in 20 adults, or 2.

3 million people, were perpetrators of violence against women and girls every year.

**'Nobody in industry and in other sectors and across the public understands just the scale and impact of these crimes,'** Deputy Chief Constable Blyth told BBC Breakfast.

The report identified several key threats facing victims, including sexual violence, domestic abuse, stalking, and child sexual abuse.

It found there had been a 37% increase in the number of violent crimes against women and girls between 2018 and 2023.

Police say more than one million such crimes were recorded in England and Wales last year alone, accounting for 20% of all crimes recorded by the police.

The College of Policing says it is creating a central hub which would offer police forces help by providing specialist knowledge and training.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has previously made clear that violence against women and girls will be at the top of her agenda.

In its manifesto, Labour said it would introduce new specialist domestic abuse workers in 999 control rooms and put specialist rape investigation units in every force across England and Wales so that early opportunities for prevention and protection were not missed.

This would entail more trained police officers and extra resources at a time when policing faced numerous challenges, including retention and morale issues.

The center unfairly dismissed a worker who believed victims should know the sex of staff who deal with their case.