USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Definition of Domestic Violence

• Physical, psychological, sexual or financial violence
• Takes place within an intimate or family-type relationship
• A pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour
• Gender specific - usually the perpetrator is a man.  

Statistical Evidence

• Any woman can experience domestic violence
• 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence over their lifetimes (Council of Europe)  
• Between 6-10% of women suffer domestic violence in a given year (Council of Europe)
• An estimated 635,000 incidents of domestic violence in England and Wales in 2001/02 (British Crime Survey)
• Every minute in the UK, the Police receive a call from the public for assistance for domestic violence - an estimated 1,300 calls each day or over 570,000 each year.    

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