This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced domestic violence, in the previous year in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender. Women experienced almost twice as much domestic abuse as men in the previous 12 months, including partner or family non-physical abuse, threats, force, sexual assault or stalking. There were an estimated 1.3 million incidences of domestic abuse against women in the previous year, whilst there were an estimated 716 thousand incidences against men in the previous year.
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the previous year 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 domestic abuse in the previous year United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765564/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the previous year United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765564/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the previous year United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765564/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Domestic Abuse in The Previous Year United Kingdom in 2016, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765564/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the previous year United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765564/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the previous year 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/765564/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
