This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced domestic abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender. During this 12 year period the number of individuals who experienced domestic abuse in the previous 12 months generally decreased, however women experience more domestic abuse than men in every year. In 2004/2005 an estimated 1 million men and 1.7 million experienced domestic abuse in the previous year, by 2015/2016 this number had decreased to an estimated 716 thousand men and 1.3 million women.
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender
(in 1,000s)
According to the source domestic abuse includes: partner or family non-physical abuse, threats, force, sexual assault and stalking.
*No data available for 2007/2008
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765718/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765718/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765718/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Domestic Abuse in The Last Year in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765718/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765718/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765718/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
