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Domestic abuse statistics
Commentary is split into the following publications:
The main points from the publication are:
- The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated that 2.1 million people aged 16 years and over (1.4 million women and 751,000 men) experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2023.
- There was no significant change in the prevalence of domestic abuse experienced in the last year compared with the previous year.
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The police recorded 889,918 domestic abuse-related crimes (excluding Devon and Cornwall) in the year ending March 2023, a similar number to the previous year.
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There were 51,288 domestic abuse-related prosecutions in England and Wales for the year ending March 2023, compared with 53,207 in the year ending March 2022.
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In the year ending March 2023, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline was contacted 171,490 times; a decrease of 10.7% compared with the year ending March 2022.
It is important to note that Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data presented in this release for the year ending March 2023, are not badged as National Statistics. They are based on eight months of data collection because of an error in the survey, which resulted in missing data. Caution should be taken when using these data because of the impact of the reduced data collection period on the quality of the estimates.
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