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Domestic Violence incidents up 18% in London

Adam Bienkov | Tuesday 1 March, 2011 10:25

Domestic violence incidents have risen sharply across London, new figures reveal.

There were 119,794 reported incidents last year according to figures released by the Met. An increase of 18% since 2008.

The rise could indicate that more people are now confident about reporting domestic violence to the police.

However, despite the steep rise in reported incidents, the number of actual offences has risen by just 2%.

This means that just 43% of all reported incidents are now recorded as offences by the Met.

Lib Dem London Assembly Member Dee Doocey, who obtained the figures said today:

“People need to feel confident that when they report incidents of domestic violence to the police these will be followed up with the full force of the law. There have to be questions asked as to if this is happening.”

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