&gt; In the UK, attacks appear to be on the rise. Five hundred people have been injured or threatened with acid since 2012.<p>Talk about burying the lede! That sentence is 80% of the way through the article! I was curious how much of an increase that was, and other articles put it at a doubling over the past decade.[1] That&#x27;s crazy.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;uk-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;sep&#x2F;30&#x2F;acid-attack-hospital-admissions-have-almost-doubled-in-last-10-years" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;uk-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;sep&#x2F;30&#x2F;acid-attack-h...</a>