This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced family abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender. During the 12 year period the number of individuals who experienced family abuse in the previous year generally decreased, however women experienced more family abuse in every year. In 2004/2005 an estimated 389 thousand men and 670 thousand women experienced family abuse in the previous 12 months, by 2015/2016 the number of men who experienced family abuse in the previous 12 months had decreased to an estimated 322 thousand, while the number of women who experienced family abuse in the previous 12 months decreased to an estimated 360 thousand.
Estimated number of victims of family abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of family abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765734/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of family abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765734/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of family abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765734/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Family Abuse in The Previous 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/765734/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of family abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765734/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of family abuse in the previous 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/765734/victims-of-family-abuse-in-the-uk/
