One woman in every 10 has had drink spiked – survey
Four in 10 Britons say they do not think the police would believe them if they reported a drink spiking, according to a Yougov survey.
Drink spiking is the adding of alcohol or drugs to another person’s drink without their knowledge or permission.
The aim may be to incapacitate someone enough to rob or sexually assault them.
A Yougov survey conducted in 2022 shows that 10% of women say they have personally had a drink spiked.
Meanwhile, 8% say someone in their family has had a drink spiked, while 10% say a friend has had a drink spiked. One in seven women (14%) say someone else they know has been a victim of spiking.
In total, 35% of women say they have either had a drink spiked themselves or know someone who has, or both.
Among men, 5% saytheyhavehada drink spiked, while 7% say members of their family have had their drink spiked. One in eight men (12%) say a friend of theirs has had their drink spiked and a further 11% say someone else they know has had a drink spiked.
Nearly half of those aged between 18 and 24 (48%) saytheyhavehada drink spiked or know someone who has. However, it is those aged between 25 and 49 who are the most likely to say they have personally had a drink spiked (11%).
When it comes to how confident Britons are that police would believe them if they reported having their drink spiked, they are split over the issue. Four in ten Britons (40%) are very or fairly confident the police would believe them, but this includes only 8% who say they are “very confident” they would be taken seriously.