A recent report released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated that that nearly one million women are abused every year in the UK. It then went on to reveal that two women are killed every week by either partners or ex-partners and more than half of all victims of serious sexual assaults have been attacked by partners or ex-partners (source).
However, perhaps the most shocking revelations in the report point to the research which highlights that over 750,000 children a year witness domestic violence. Research also shows that women aged between 16 and 19 are at the highest risk of sexual assault (7.9 per cent), stalking (8.5 per cent) and domestic abuse (12.7 per cent). Allaying fears of a whole new generation of domestic violence.
Over the last 10 years, the CPS has been tackling domestic violence, however it was still not seen as a criminal act until 2004. During 2004/05 the CPS prosecuted 35,000 defendants for domestic violence. In 2009/10 there were just over 74,000 prosecutions for domestic violence.
The stark reality is that young people are more likely to experience domestic violence and young woman, in particular, are still more at risk of crime in the home than anywhere else.
These facts and figures are indeed disturbing and highlighted the need for more awareness and action. Keir Starmer QC, speaking on domestic violence at the Crown Prosecution Service headquarters in central London, said, “These statistics are shocking and demonstrate that women are still more at risk of crime at home than anywhere else… We have seen the conviction rate for domestic violence offences rise from 49 per cent in 2002 to 72 per cent today, but domestic violence is still endemic in our society and we must take further steps to stop it.”
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