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The largest reduction in spending on domestic violence refuges was from Southampton City Council, which cut spending by 65% since 2013/4. [79] Women charities in the UK have complained of domestic violence victims being subjected to racism, by being refused places for refuge on the basis of the language they speak.
In the last decade about 700 women have been killed in Spain by their partners or ex-partners in cases of violence against women. [1] Since 1999, the number of killed women is over 1,000. Sweden
Domestic violence occurs across the world, in various cultures, [1] and affects people across society, at all levels of economic status; [2] however, indicators of lower socioeconomic status (such as unemployment and low income) have been shown to be risk factors for higher levels of domestic violence in several studies. [3]
Pages in category "Violence against women in the United Kingdom" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Political agitation and the first-wave feminist movement, during the 19th century, led to changes in both popular opinion and legislation regarding domestic violence within the UK, the US, and other countries. [40] [41] In 1850, Tennessee became the first state in the US to explicitly outlaw wife beating. [42] [43] [44] Other states soon followed.
In 2003/04 the number of robbery offences in England and Wales, for people aged 16 and over was around 283,000. In 2004/05 the number of robbery offences in England and Wales, for people aged 16 and over was around 255,000. The survey does not measure robbery offences among victims under 16 years.
Pages in category "People convicted of domestic violence" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 2004, the WHO published its "Multi-country study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women", a study of women's health and domestic violence by surveying over 24,000 women in 10 countries from all regions of the world, which assessed the prevalence and extent of violence against women, particularly violence by intimate partners ...