Male domestic abuse

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6929

Version Date: 16/09/2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Processing:

Crimes recorded on crime information system - NICHE

Cancelled crimes excluded, Non notifiable crimes, Non Notifiable and Non-Crime Occurrences excluded

Crimed date: January 1st to July 31st 2024

Victim: Yes   

Person or Organisation: Person   

Person Sex: Male   

Domestic Abuse: Yes

for the year 2024 - up until July 31st:

• the number of domestic abuse offences recorded by police where the victim is male
• the number of recorded domestic homicides where the victim is male

Between January 1st and July 31st 2024, there were 3872 recorded crimes, which are flagged as Domestic Abuse and where the victim was male.

Of those offences, 1 was a homicide.

It is important to note, a single individual may be victim of more than one offence.

Of the above offences, there were 3287 individual victims.