Inhalt: Lethal violence is enormous. There are nearly half a million (437,000) intentional homicides globally each year. Lethal violence is gendered. Globally, 95% of perpetrators of intentional homicide are male. Every year, intimate partners or family members perpetrate nearly 64,000 intentional homicides; two thirds of victims are female. Half the intentional homicides of women are perpetrated by an intimate partner or other family members, compared to 6% of intentional homicides of men. Violence against women is widespread. Globally, one in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime; 30% of women who have been in an intimate relationship experience physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner. In England and Wales, women were the victims in over half (52%) of violent crimes (violence against the person) recorded by the police in 2015. Half of such violent crimes against women were domestic abuse-related, compared to 16% of those against men. Violence against women has been increasing, while violence against men is still falling. In England and Wales between 2008/09 and 2013/14, the rate of violent crime against women increased significantly while the rate of violent crime against men decreased.
Schlagwörter:Europa; Gewalt; Gewalt gegen Frauen; indicators; Messkonzepte; Theoriebildung; theory; sexuelle Gewalt
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Dokumenttyp:Monographie