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.
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… Intimatepartnerviolence is a recurrent form of violence affecting women in … police data is essential for grasping the total number of intimatepartnerviolence incidents reported, even if some of …