Stats re murder and suicide caused by male perpetrators of DV:
One woman in four experiences domestic violence in her lifetime (Office for National Statistics (2016) Focus on Violent Crime and Sexual Offences, 2014/15)
Two women are killed each week by a current or former partner in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics (2016) Compendium – Homicide (average taken over 10 years)
In the year ending March 2016, 1.2 million women reported experiences of domestic abuse in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics (2016) Domestic Abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2016)
Whilst this number is shocking, we also know it is grossly underestimated. The cap on the number of violent crimes published, set at five per victim, means that even if a woman experienced 100 incidents of domestic violence, only five would make it into the official data. Thanks to research by Professor Sylvia Walby, we know that were the cap to be removed, the number of incidents of domestic violence would increase by approximately 70%.
That every day almost 30 women attempt suicide as a result of experiencing domestic violence
That every week three women take their own lives to escape abuse
That there is currently no ‘liability for suicide’ law under which an abusive partner can be prosecuted for the suicide of their victim?
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