Police cannot work in isolation and the statistics identify a need for all agencies to fully support the victim. This figures gives us a sense of a greater committment to give assistance and support to victims of domestic violence. A spokeswoman for Victim Support suggested that the figures may be even higher. We see people who never report to the police. Our figures are often higher than police figures.
Domestic violence is a huge problem.
It is often a hidden crime. People don't often talk about it and often people don't even know that is in going on because it is done behind closed doors. It is probably the one crime that goes most unreported. The results of the snapshot survey will be examined in more detail at a global conference on domestic violence taking place in London on 29 and 30 October.