This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced domestic abuse in the previous year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016. During this 12 year period the number of individuals who experienced domestic abuse in the previous 12 months generally decreased. In 2004/2005 an estimated 2.7 million individuals experienced domestic abuse in the previous year, by 2015/2016 this number had decreased to an estimated 2 million individuals.
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765638/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765638/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765638/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims of Domestic Abuse in The Last Year in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765638/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765638/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Estimated number of victims of domestic abuse in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765638/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-the-uk/