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Number of men reporting abuse by women doubles in decade: Scottish study | | A survey has found that the number of men claiming
to have been abused by women has more than doubled up in less than a decade. The
latest statistics showed that overall the number of recorded incidents of domestic
abuse recorded by police had fallen by 4 percent in 2009-10 to 51,926. The number
of men coming forward to report domestic abuse by a woman increased to 7,938 last
year. That compares with 7,361 in 2008-9 and just 2,696 such cases in 2000-1.
Over the decade the proportion of all recorded domestic abuse incidents involving
a male victim and a female perpetrator has increased from 8 percent to 15 percent.
Communities minister Alex Neil said he was pleased that more men were coming forward
to report abuse. "Scotland is leading the way in tackling domestic abuse," the
Scotsman quoted him as saying. "Our hard-hitting campaigns broke taboos, got the
message out that this behaviour is totally unacceptable and created awareness
of the wide range of help and support for victims. "It is encouraging to see that
reported domestic abuse incidents are now on the decrease and police forces are
cracking down on this despicable behaviour. "We're also pleased that more men
are finding the courage to come forward and our confidential Men's Advice Line
stands ready to support men experiencing abuse," he stated. Labour's justice spokesman,
Richard Baker, said the domestic abuse figures were "still worryingly high". And
he said the statistics "stand as a yet another reminder that there must be no
room for complacency on domestic abuse". Baker also hit out at the presumption
against sentences of less than three months, saying this measure from the Scottish
Government would mean "more perpetrators of this despicable crime skip jail".
"The extent of domestic abuse in Scotland is still too high," Liberal Democrat
justice spokesman Robert Brown said. "The damage caused by domestic abuse can
be lifelong. I want to see a zero-tolerance approach to domestic abuse for both
men and women," he added.
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