This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender. In this year women experienced more family abuse than men since they were 16 year old including non-physical abuse, threats, force, sexual assault or stalking. There were an estimated 1.5 million incidences of family abuse against women since they were 16 years old, whilst there were an estimated 993 thousand incidences against men since they were 16 years old.
Estimated number of victims of family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765660/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765660/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765660/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Family Abuse since The Age of 16 in The United Kingdom in 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765660/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765660/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of family abuse since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765660/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
