Tag: domestic violence

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Does Northern Ireland have the highest femicide rate in Western Europe?

25 November 2019

Northern Ireland has the second highest rate (0.53) of female intentional homicide victims by intimate partner, per 100,000 inhabitants, in Western Europe, as defined by

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Were there over 29,000 cases of domestic violence and abuse in 2016-17?

2 March 2018

The claim is accurate. On 9 February 2018, Anthony Harbinson (Head of Community Safety Division, Department of Justice) said: “Over 29,000 incidents of [domestic] violence and

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Are 1 in 4 women in Northern Ireland victims of domestic violence?

11 July 2016

Approximately one in four women in Northern Ireland are estimated to have been victims of domestic violence. According to an article posted on MKBLaw, “One in four