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Domestic abuse offenders are being targeted in a series of raids by police across London.Domestic abuse offenders are being targeted in a series of raids by police across London.
More than 4,500 officers are targeting suspects as part of Operation Dauntless, to reinforce Scotland Yard's "intolerance" to domestic abuse.More than 4,500 officers are targeting suspects as part of Operation Dauntless, to reinforce Scotland Yard's "intolerance" to domestic abuse.
The force said "arrests have taken place today" but has not yet disclosed how many. The force said arrests "have taken place" but did not disclose how many.
An awareness campaign is also taking place across London, including information stalls in shopping areas. An awareness campaign is taking place across London, including information stalls in shopping areas.
The Metropolitan Police said offenders could be banned from drinking alcohol if it was a factor in their violence, temporary driving bans where a vehicle is used to commit an offence and "cocooning", where neighbours and friends alert police if the perpetrator returns home. Rise in offences
Statistics from The Metropolitan Police show that recorded domestic abuse offences have increased by 8.9% over the past year.
Between 1 April 2013 to 12 January 2014, 37,349 offences were recorded compared to 34,298 offences recorded for the same period in 2012/13.
It added that a proportion of this increase was due to the definition of domestic abuse being expanded to include 16-year-olds.