Statistical Info WOMEN'S REFUGE GROUP OF WA INC 2001 - 2002 Domestic Violence Related Statistics/Information 19 April 2002 In Western Australia, from April 2001 to April 2002 there has been :   17 DV related deaths x7 Domestic Violence-related Attempted Murders Source: Family Violence Police Unit April 2002   "Nine people died as a result of domestic violence in the first four months of this year" "...domestic violence incidents account for half the State's police work." It was found in the evaluation report on the Joondalup Family Violence Court project found that:    Police attended 4541 domestic violence incidents in the Cannington, Mirrabooka and Joondalup police districts involving 6239 adults and 3523 children 46% of incidents involved alcohol 29% involved other drugs 56% of incidents involved both alcohol and other drugs 73 % of the domestic violence incidents attended by police are witnessed by children Source: The West Australian Newpaper, 5/04/02   Compared to the previous year's figure of 3, 432 women seeking accommodation services, the WA SAAP National Data Collection's Annual Report (July to June 2000/2001) reveals that 4,050 women sought accommodation services. Of those women, 2,150 had sought services for the first time Source: SAAP National Data Collection - WA Annual Report 2000-01   Domestic Violence on a Global Scale: On average, in the United Kingdom: Everyday one woman is killed every day A woman is beaten 37 times before reporting to the police there are 600 incidents of domestic violence every minute in 90% of DV crimes, children  are in the room at the time In Europe: 98% of victims of domestic violence are women and that one in five has been subject to violence by her husband or partner on at least one occasion Only about one in 20 incidents of domestic violence are reported to the police, even though domestic violence is considered to be a crime that can be punished by law In India:   Approximately 30% of crime is reported.  Violence against women includes torture and dowry deaths India has no specific Domestic Violence Legislation Under law, there is a 3 year penalty if a man is: cruel to a woman,mentally cruel or there is violence in the marital home Quotes: "It is unacceptable that a quarter of women experience domestic violence at  some stage in their lives" (Baroness Jay, UK Home Office Minister,  Home Office Report Feb 2000) "Annually 14,000 women in Russia are killed by husbands or relatives" (Russian Presidential Commission Report) "More than 60 million females are missing from population statistics around the world - killed by their own families, deliberately or through neglect because of their gender" UNICEF "Domestic violence continues to undermine the lives of one out of every two women in some nations" UNICEF "There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the US as there are for battered  women and their children" (Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women Service Groups - Jan Doe Inc) Source: International DV Conference: Enough is Enough 29-30 October 2000, London