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11/07/2013
Quarter Of Domestic Violence Victims Believe It's 'Not A Crime'
Over two fifths of victims of domestic violence in Northern Ireland do not consider their worst incident of abuse to be a criminal offence, according to a new report by the Department of Justice.
Around a quarter (28.8%) believed it was 'wrong, but not a crime' and a further one-in-seven accepting it as 'just something that happens' (12.6%).
"Experience of Domestic Violence: Findings from the 2008/09 to 2010/11 Northern Ireland Crime Surveys" was published today.
The report found that 15.7% of people aged 16-64 have experienced at least one form of domestic violence.
Around one-in-twenty adults (5.2%) experienced at least one form of partner violence and abuse within the last three years.
In 2010/11, women were over twice as likely as men (3.2%) to have been victims of domestic violence, by a partner, in the last three years.
When identified victims were asked to consider their 'worst' single incident of partner violence and abuse, the findings showed that around four-fifths (83%) were carried out within the setting of a current relationship at the time.
The police in Northern Ireland were only made aware of around one-third of all 'worst' cases of domestic partner abuse in 2010/11.
Findings from NICS 2010/11 also estimate that 6.2% of people aged 16-64 have experienced at least one form of domestic violence and abuse, by a family member (other than a partner), since age 16, with women (7.7%) displaying a higher prevalence rate than men (4.5%).
Findings indicate that around two-fifths of respondents (38.2% in NICS 2010/11) believed that the government and other agencies are doing 'too little' about domestic violence.
(IT/MH)
Around a quarter (28.8%) believed it was 'wrong, but not a crime' and a further one-in-seven accepting it as 'just something that happens' (12.6%).
"Experience of Domestic Violence: Findings from the 2008/09 to 2010/11 Northern Ireland Crime Surveys" was published today.
The report found that 15.7% of people aged 16-64 have experienced at least one form of domestic violence.
Around one-in-twenty adults (5.2%) experienced at least one form of partner violence and abuse within the last three years.
In 2010/11, women were over twice as likely as men (3.2%) to have been victims of domestic violence, by a partner, in the last three years.
When identified victims were asked to consider their 'worst' single incident of partner violence and abuse, the findings showed that around four-fifths (83%) were carried out within the setting of a current relationship at the time.
The police in Northern Ireland were only made aware of around one-third of all 'worst' cases of domestic partner abuse in 2010/11.
Findings from NICS 2010/11 also estimate that 6.2% of people aged 16-64 have experienced at least one form of domestic violence and abuse, by a family member (other than a partner), since age 16, with women (7.7%) displaying a higher prevalence rate than men (4.5%).
Findings indicate that around two-fifths of respondents (38.2% in NICS 2010/11) believed that the government and other agencies are doing 'too little' about domestic violence.
(IT/MH)
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