Gender Violence in EU

One of three women in the EU Physical or sexual violence The rest of his life. However, only 13.9% The police condemned the incident or the threat of violence. More than half women (63.7%) shared the event with a close friend or person, and 20.5% of people contacted health or social service.

Experts European company for gender equality (Eig) suggest that many cases Gender violence If factors such as sexual, age, violence, or relationship with the occupant are not separated, they may be covered in data.

“During this last exercise of administrative data collection, 26 EU member states can provide data on 26 people Home violence and violent prevention attempts. However, when the indicators are required, they cannot share all the broken figures, that is, the experiences of women’s violence – even if they are reported – they are not completely collected, ”says the European Gender Equality Organization (EIGE).

In European Union countries that offer data -broken data, women refer to 85% of victims Violence in the couple In 12 member states, 76% of victims Home violence 47% of the victims of 20 member states Violence by any occupant In 13 member states.

The lack of broken data also shows that violent incidents are not isolated facts. In the EU, 31.8% Women have met violence Physics or threats and/or sexual violence for the rest of their life. About this for most of them Repeated violent incidents (14.6%), this is an incident for 3.5%.

What does the European Union do to solve this problem?

“What is the basis of available and comparable data Only reveals the tip of the iceberg“Eige’s director Carlion Scheel said. Some EU countries have good data collection procedures.

For example, Germany publishes federal statements There is information about the situation of home violence, the victims of violence Close couples and domestic occupantsType of crime. Report data is broken by sex, age and crime.

Luxemburg It also elaborates on gender, age and the annual figures that have been broken by The relationship between the occupant and the victim. However, there are no standardized definitions and methods of data collection throughout the EU.

As of 2027, member states would be mandatory for collecting data annually based on general rules. This initiative is aimed at leading the most effective policies and interventions Fight these issues and support the victims.

“The data is our entry point Gender violence in the EU. But they can give us the fact that the victims did not go to the police or the judiciary, not revealing the reports, and the obstacles that many women faced when seeking proper justice. We should not forget these women, ”said Scheel.