Physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence between current or former spouses as well as current or former partners. It constitutes a form of violence which affects women disproportionately and which is therefore distinctly gendered.
Statistical definition
Any act of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occurs between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the victim.
… an updated analysis of the economic costs of gender-based violence to the European Union and its Member States. This … the economic costs of gender-based violence, in particular intimatepartnerviolence, to the EU Member States. It will do so by …
… Spikes in domestic violence reports during Covid-19 lockdowns have been a sad … most danger from people they know. Yet when it comes to intimatepartnerviolence, each EU Member State collects data in a …
… and quantitative information on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and improve policies and measures for … will further inform measures to support women victims of intimatepartnerviolence and to improve the overall support system in …
… women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domestic violence, especially violence targeting women. The pandemic … “Yet chronic underreporting of violence at the hands of a partner means we only know a partial truth. Governments need … 64 % of women who are killed die at the hands of an intimatepartner or family member, a study on homicides …
… with disabilities are also more vulnerable to domestic violence. 34 % of women with disabilities have suffered intimatepartnerviolence, compared with 19 % of women without …
… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. We don’t yet have EU-wide data, but some … in 2019. Lockdowns made it more difficult for victims of intimatepartnerviolence to find help. Formal support services were …
… More than one woman was killed every day by an intimatepartner or family member in the EU on average in 2016 [1] . To help police prevent repeated acts of intimatepartnerviolence and save lives, the European Institute for Gender …
… police officers understand the gender dynamics of violence against women and are capable of predicting … Read more Steps to effective police risk assessment of intimatepartnerviolence Define the purpose and objectives of police …
… (2012), ‘The dangerousness of danger assessment’, Domestic Violence Report, Vol. 17, No 5, pp. 65-69. (2) Beijing … (2017), Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimatepartnerviolence, EIGE, Vilnius (available at …