- Domestic abuse accounts for approximately 16% of all violent crime
and has the highest rate repeat abuse (survey England and Wales 2004/05)
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- One domestic abuse incident it reported to the police every minute
- One in four women and one is six men suffer from domestic abuse in
their lives
- Two women are murdered every week by their current or former partners.
This equates to 35% of all murders. Domestic abuse is the cause of death
of 30 men per year *
- Domestic abuse is the largest cause of morbidity worldwide in women
aged between 19-44, greater than war, cancer or motor vehicle accidents.
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- A woman will be assaulted on average 35 times by her partner or ex-partner,
before seeking help. Less than 35% of domestic abuse is reported to
the police.
- Domestic abuse often starts and/or escalates during pregnancy
- In 90% of recorded incidents of domestic abuse children were in the
same or next room. There are children in 50% of households where domestic
abuse takes place.
- Domestic abuse accounts for one quarter of all violent crime.
- The effects of domestic abuse can last for many years.
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