This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced domestic violence since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender. In this year, women experienced almost twice as much domestic abuse as men since the age of 16, including partner or family non-physical abuse, threats, force, sexual assault or stalking. There were an estimated 4.3 million incidences of domestic abuse against women since they were 16 years old, whilst there were an estimated 2.2 million incidences against men since they were 16 years old.
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763883/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763883/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763883/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Domestic Abuse since The Age of 16 in The United Kingdom in 2016, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763883/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763883/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763883/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/