FOI26-001 Staff Assaults
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI26-001 Staff Assaults
- Request Date
- 01 Jan 2026
- Response Date
- 09 Jan 2026
- Information Requested
I wish to make a Freedom of Information Request for the number of assaults on ambulance staff in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.
With a breakdown of each year,
- Response
The Service has a range of measures in place to help protect staff, known or reported areas where staff have previously faced violence or threatening behaviour are taken into consideration and communicated to attending crews. Scottish Ambulance staff are trained in managing aggression and assessing risk, enabling them to better judge when they need to wait for support from the Police, or request additional service support.
Please see the table below detailing the number of physical and verbal assaults on ambulance staff for the years requested:
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Assault Physical
150
159
155
188
208
169
Assault Verbal
111
139
122
127
166
157
