Domestic Violence 2017 to 2021 - 1601/21

Date Responded 10 December 2021

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You asked:

Total number of domestic violence cases reported during the covid 19 pandemic lockdown- March 2020 to February 2021.
Total number of domestic violence cases reported prior to covid 19 lockdown- March 2019 to February 2020.
Total number of domestic violence cases reported between March 2018 to February 2019.
Total number of domestic violence cases reported between March 2017 to February 2018.
Total number of domestic violence arrests during the covid 19 pandemic lockdown- March 2020 to February 2021.
Total number of domestic violence arrests prior to covid 19 lockdown- March 2019 to February 2020.
Total number of domestic violence arrests between March 2018 to February 2019.
Total number of domestic violence arrests between March 2017 to February 2018.
Total number of offences flagged as domestic abuse which can be put into these categories: sexual offences, violence against the person act, criminal damage between March 2020 to February 2021.
Total number of offences flagged as domestic abuse which can be put into these categories: sexual offences, violence against the person act, criminal damage between March 2019 to February 2020.
Total number of offences flagged as domestic abuse which can be put into these categories: sexual offences, violence against the person act, criminal damage between March 2018 to February 2019.
Total number of offences flagged as domestic abuse which can be put into these categories: sexual offences, violence against the person act, criminal damage between March 2017 to February 2018.
Total number of domestic violence related homicides during the covid 19 pandemic lockdown- March 2020 to February 2021.
Total number of domestic violence related homicides prior to covid 19 lockdown- March 2019 to February 2020.
Total number of domestic violence related homicides between March 2018 to February 2019.
Total number of domestic violence related homicides between March 2017 to February 2018.
Total number of domestic violence cases that were discontinued during the covid 19 pandemic lockdown- March 2020 to February 2021.
Total number of domestic violence cases that were discontinued prior to the covid 19 lockdown- March 2019 to February 2020.
Total number of domestic violence cases that were discontinued between March 2018 to February 2019.
Total number of domestic violence cases that were discontinued between March 2017 to February 2018.
Total number of non-molestation orders imposed in each of the years 2017,2018,2019,2020 and 2021 – up to October 2021.
Total number of occupation orders imposed in each of the years 2017,2018,2019,2020 and 2021 – up to October 2021.

In Response:

1–4.

Year	Incidents	Crimes
Year	Count	Count
1 Mar 17 – 28 Feb 18	37,467	21,428
1 Mar 18 – 28 Feb 19	40,933	26,444
1 Mar 19 – 29 Feb 20	41,154	25,438
1 Mar 20 – 28 Feb 21	41,649	25,375
Total	161,203	98,685

5–8.

Year	Count
1 Mar 17 – 28 Feb 18	6,675
1 Mar 18 – 28 Feb 19	7,988
1 Mar 19 – 29 Feb 20	7,596
1 Mar 20 – 28 Feb 21	7,269
Total	29,528

9–12.

Type of Offence	1 Mar 17– 28 Feb 18	1 Mar 18– 28 Feb 19	1 Mar 19– 29 Feb 20	1 Mar 20– 28 Feb 21	Total
Criminal Damage	2,595	3,055	2,773	2,817	11,240
Sexual Offences	533	717	651	627	2,528
Violence Against the Person	15,292	18,436	18,543	18,718	70,989
Total	18,420	22,208	21,967	22,162	84,757

13–16.

Year	Count
1 Mar 17 – 28 Feb 18	1
1 Mar 18 – 28 Feb 19	3
1 Mar 19 – 29 Feb 20	5
1 Mar 20 – 28 Feb 21	2
Total	11

17–20.

Year	Count
1 Mar 17 – 28 Feb 18	1,507
1 Mar 18 – 28 Feb 19	1,485
1 Mar 19 – 29 Feb 20	2,222
1 Mar 20 – 28 Feb 21	1,882
Total	7,096

21.

Year	Count
2017	646
2018	622
2019	848
2020	756
2021	695
Total	3,567

22.

Year	Count
2017	21
2018	11
2019	6
2020	6
2021	10
Total	54

Disclaimer

Due to the different methods of recording information across 43 forces, a specific response from one constabulary should not be seen as an indication of what information could be supplied (within cost) by another. Systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. For this reason responses between forces may differ, and should not be used for comparative purposes.

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