This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender. In this year, women experienced more than twice as many incidences of force as men since the age of 16. There were an estimated 2.8 million incidences of force against women since they were 16 years old, whilst there were an estimated 1.3 million incidences against men since they were 16 years old.
Estimated number of victims of force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763916/victims-of-force-abuse-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763916/victims-of-force-abuse-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763916/victims-of-force-abuse-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Force since The Age of 16 in The United Kingdom in 2016, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763916/victims-of-force-abuse-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763916/victims-of-force-abuse-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 25, 2025)
Estimated number of victims of force since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763916/victims-of-force-abuse-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
