Domestic Abuse

  • Reference Number: 2803
  • Date released: 01 December 2010

Request

I would be grateful if you could supply the following figures:

A gender breakdown of the number of victims and number of incidents of domestic abuse in 2008/09 and 2009/10.

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

  2008/09   2009/10
       
No. of domestic abuse incidents 5,659   5,695
       
No. of male victims 1,058   1,087
       
No. of female victims 4,730   4,828
       

N.B. Domestic violence (and abuse) is defined by Government (and ACPO) as: 'any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults aged 18 and over, who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality'.

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