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