Surrey police send undercover joggers to catch catcallers

A police force has been criticised after sending out undercover officers posing as joggers to catch catcallers.

Female officers from Surrey police went running during rush hour to expose the frequency that women are harassed while exercising in public.

Inspector Jon Vale, Surrey’s violence against women and girls safer spaces lead, said that a survey found almost half of female runners in one area the county did not report such harassment to the police.

He said that off-duty female officers and staff members had been subject to such behaviour and, while it may not be criminal, it can escalate to more serious sexual offending.