{"id":25382,"date":"2023-01-31T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T11:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=25382"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:53:49","slug":"domestic-abuse-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/research\/domestic-abuse-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic abuse, the facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25382\" class=\"elementor elementor-25382\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26344fdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26344fdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c26ea38\" data-id=\"4c26ea38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b86b7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b86b7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Domestic abuse,\u00a0<strong>the facts<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-780b5d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780b5d31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68db845e\" data-id=\"68db845e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f047df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75f047df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Domestic abuse, the facts<\/h2><p>Domestic abuse is a gendered crime which is deeply rooted in the societal inequality between women and men. It takes place \u2018because she is a woman and happens disproportionately to women\u2019 (CEDAW, 1992).<\/p><p>Women are more likely than men to experience multiple incidents of abuse, different types of domestic abuse (intimate partner violence, sexual assault and stalking) and in particular sexual violence. Any woman can experience domestic abuse regardless of race, ethnic or religious group, sexuality, class, or disability, but some women who experience other forms of oppression and discrimination which can affect their experiences of abuse and may face further barriers to disclosing abuse and finding help.\u202f<\/p><p>\u202fDomestic abuse exists as part of violence against women and girls, which also includes different forms of family violence such as forced marriage, female genital mutilation and so called \u201chonour crimes\u201d that are perpetrated primarily by family members, often with multiple perpetrators.\u202f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b1b706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b1b706\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-923b7a1\" data-id=\"923b7a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621510c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"621510c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ac5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ac5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The <strong>facts<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li>Nearly a third of women (30.3%) have experienced domestic abuse since the age of 16 (ONS, 2025a).\u202f<\/li><li>Over the three-year period between the year ending (YE) March 2022 to YE March 2024, on average, at least one woman a week was killed by a male partner\/ex-partner (ONS, 2025b).\u202f<\/li><li>A minimum of \u00a3516 million is needed to be invested per year to fund specialist domestic abuse services for women and their children across England (Women\u2019s Aid, 2024).\u202f\u202f<\/li><li>The rate of Suspected Victim Suicide after Domestic Abuse (SVSDA) continues to increase. For the second year, SVSDA has surpassed intimate partner homicides as the leading form of domestic abuse related death (Hoeger, K. et al., 2025). The prevalence of coercive controlling behaviour, non-fatal strangulation and separation is even higher in suspected victim suicides following domestic abuse than in intimate partner homicides (Hoeger, K. et al., 2024).\u202f<\/li><li>Of the 888 women killed by ex\/partner between 2009 and 2018, 43% had separated, or taken steps to separate, from the perpetrator (Femicide Census, 2020). \u202f<\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6283478 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6283478 BCX8\">Using On Track national data as our baseline data, we calculate that all refuge services in England supported an estimated 11,305 women and 12,866 children in 2023-24, and that all community-based support services supported an estimated 112,866 women and 146,726 children (Women\u2019s Aid, 2025).<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46629057 BCX8\">60.1% of all the referrals received in refuge services using On Track were rejected for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46629057 BCX8\">various reasons<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46629057 BCX8\">. The main <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46629057 BCX8\">reason why<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46629057 BCX8\"> referrals to refuge services were rejected was a lack of space or capacity, with 45.7% of rejected referrals being for this reason (Women\u2019s Aid, 2025).\u202f<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2326dbe2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2326dbe2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17225db\" data-id=\"17225db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dd3a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24dd3a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find out <strong>more<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a777bf0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a777bf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f721ba9\" data-id=\"f721ba9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b4d3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53b4d3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/how-common-is-domestic-abuse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36824\" alt=\"Woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e515bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e515bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is domestic abuse?<\/span><\/a><\/h2><p>We define domestic abuse as an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d368ad3\" data-id=\"d368ad3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b360988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b360988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/how-common-is-domestic-abuse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36894\" alt=\"Women walking\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-walking-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0ca9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb0ca9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/how-common-is-domestic-abuse\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How common is domestic abuse?<\/span><\/a><\/h2><p>We know from our work, and the work of the Women\u2019s Aid federation of services, that domestic abuse is very common, however this is often difficult to accurately quantify.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35fd791d\" data-id=\"35fd791d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d52565d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d52565d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/domestic-abuse-is-a-gendered-crime\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SWA-LD085web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36829\" alt=\"Woman looking out of window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SWA-LD085web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SWA-LD085web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SWA-LD085web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SWA-LD085web-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f591618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f591618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/domestic-abuse-is-a-gendered-crime\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why do we say domestic abuse is gendered?<\/span><\/a><\/h2><p>Every case of domestic abuse should be taken seriously and each individual given access to the support they need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58593e96\" data-id=\"58593e96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12524e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12524e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/the-impact-of-domestic-abuse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Featured-images-for-website-1-1-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36891\" alt=\"Woman looking out of a window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Featured-images-for-website-1-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Featured-images-for-website-1-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Featured-images-for-website-1-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Featured-images-for-website-1-1-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Featured-images-for-website-1-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c27e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c27e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/the-impact-of-domestic-abuse\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The impact of domestic abuse<\/span><\/a><\/h2><p>When thinking about the consequences of domestic abuse, it is important to consider the impact on the individual survivor and her family and children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11cdd18c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11cdd18c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-343430d6\" data-id=\"343430d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6236d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6236d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/domestic-abuse-services\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Womens-Aid-map.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36893\" alt=\"Women&#039;s Aid map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Womens-Aid-map.jpg 400w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Womens-Aid-map-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e03a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e03a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/domestic-abuse-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What services are there and how are they funded?<\/span><\/a><\/h2><p>Domestic abuse services provide a wide range of information and support including refuge accommodation, helplines, outreach support and floating support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b99553\" data-id=\"15b99553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2450fa2e elementor-widget 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1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5321dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5321dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/myths\/\">Myths about domestic abuse<\/a><\/h2><p>There are many myths about domestic abuse and its causes. Help us challenge some of the most widely believed and deep-rooted misconceptions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f110ed2\" data-id=\"4f110ed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a56364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/coercive-control\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-1024x631.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37644\" alt=\"Young woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-1536x947.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-2048x1262.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-600x370.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shutterstock_699339004-1-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6181943d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6181943d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/information-support\/what-is-domestic-abuse\/coercive-control\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coercive control<\/span><\/a><\/h2><p>Domestic abuse isn\u2019t always physical. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633de73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"633de73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6dba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6dba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">References<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Femicide Census (2020). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UK Femicides 2009-2018<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Femicide Census. Available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femicidecensus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Femicide-Census-10-year-report.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hoeger, K., Gutierrez-Munoz, C., Sadullah, A., Edwards, T., Blackwell, L., Bates, L. and Whitaker, A. (2024) <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) Domestic Homicides and Suspected victim suicides 2020-2023 Year 3 Report.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Home Office: Available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vkpp.org.uk\/assets\/Files\/Domestic-Homicides-and-Suspected-Victim-Suicides-2021-2022\/Domestic-Homicides-and-Suspected-Victim-Suicides-Year-3-Report_FINAL.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hoeger, K. Gutierrez-Munoz, C. Sadullah, A. Whitaker, A. (2025). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) Domestic Homicides and Suspected Victim Suicides 2020-2024 Year 4 Report. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vkpp.org.uk\/assets\/Year-4-Report_publication-with-footnote.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Office for National Statistics (ONS). (2025a). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Redevelopment of domestic abuse statistics: research update May 2025. Available <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/crimeandjustice\/articles\/redevelopmentofdomesticabusestatistics\/researchupdatemay2025\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Office for National Statistics (ONS). (2025b) <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Domestic abuse victim characteristics, England and Wales: year ending March 2025<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/crimeandjustice\/articles\/domesticabusevictimcharacteristicsenglandandwales\/yearendingmarch2025\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fWomen\u2019s Aid. (2024). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women\u2019s Aid updates proposed funding settlement.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensaid.org.uk\/womens-aid-updates-proposed-funding-settlement\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online.\u202f<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women\u2019s Aid. (2025) <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Annual Audit 2025.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Bristol: Women\u2019s Aid. Available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Annual-Audit-2025.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domestic abuse,\u00a0the facts Domestic abuse, the facts Domestic abuse is a gendered crime which is deeply rooted in the societal inequality between women and men. It takes place \u2018because she is a woman and happens disproportionately to women\u2019 (CEDAW, 1992). 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