This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced threats since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender. In this year, women experienced more than twice as many threats as men since the age of 16. There were an estimated 3.2 million incidences of threats against women since they were 16 years old, whilst there were an estimated 1.5 million incidences against men since they were 16 years old.
Estimated number of victims of threats since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of threats since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763910/victims-of-threats-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of threats since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763910/victims-of-threats-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of threats since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763910/victims-of-threats-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Threats 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/763910/victims-of-threats-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of threats since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763910/victims-of-threats-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of threats 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/763910/victims-of-threats-abuse-in-the-uk/
