Criminal Justice

Nearly eighteen thousand domestic abuse crimes missing from statistics

News, Press release / May 14, 2025

17,600 fewer domestic abuse crimes have been recorded in statistics published today, after police were instructed to deliberately count fewer crimes.  In June 2023, the Home Office instructed the police to only count one crime for each time a victim comes forward and allowed police to stop counting crimes of threatening or abusive messages. These …

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Legislation needed to tackle police perpetrated abuse, says Commissioner

News / April 30, 2025

Part I of the Angiolini Inquiry, published last month, looked at the circumstances and failures that led to the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a police officer in 2021. Today the government has announced that it has accepted all the government-led recommendations made by Part I of the inquiry. The government accepted recommendations …

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Police abuse hotline is a start but forces must properly deal with complaints, says Commissioner

News / April 30, 2025

Today the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has responded to the announcement of a new national line to root out corruption and abuse within the police. The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, says: “There should be no place in the police force for perpetrators of domestic and sexual abuse. That victims will have somewhere independent to report …

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Domestic Abuse Commissioner responds to new report revealing the scale of domestic homicide and suicide

News / April 30, 2025

The Domestic Homicides and Suspected Victim Suicides 2022-2023 Report, released today, examining domestic abuse related deaths in England and Wales has shown the scale of domestic homicides, and for the first time has recorded an increase in suspected suicides by domestic abuse victims. The report examines all deaths identified by police as domestic abuse related to improve …

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Failure to take abuse seriously empowers police perpetrators, says Commissioner

News, Statement / April 30, 2025

The Angiolini Inquiry, an independent inquiry into how an off-duty Metropolitan police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder a member of the public, has published its Part I report findings today. The report is the first of three that will be published by Lady Elish Angiolini. In response to the report, the Domestic …

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Commissioner responds to new statutory aggravating factor for sexually violent homicides

News / April 30, 2025

The Ministry of Justice has today announced: Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales says, “Domestic abuse and sexual violence are closely linked crimes. One in three rapes and sexual assaults are perpetrated by current and ex-partners, and victims of intimate partner rape and sexual violence face particular barriers in finding justice. …

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Distorted police statistics downplay domestic abuse reports, says Commissioner

News / April 30, 2025

Ten per cent fewer domestic abuse crimes have been recorded in new statistics published today, after police were instructed to deliberately count fewer crimes. In new rules introduced in June 2023, the Home Office has told the police to only count one crime for each time a victim comes forward and allowed police count fewer …

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Domestic Abuse Commissioner responds to new ONS figures on domestic abuse as charge rates remain unacceptably low

News / April 30, 2025

Today the Office of National Statistics has published new figures on domestic abuse which cover the 12 months to 31st March 2023. Responding to this data, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said: “2.1 million people over the age of 16 have been subject to domestic abuse in the past year.* Domestic abuse is a devastating …

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Domestic Commissioner responds to the Autumn Statement

News / April 30, 2025

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, says: “Domestic abuse has a significant personal cost to victims and an economic cost to society of at least £74bn in a year. “I welcome this £12 million funding boost. But we must see more sustainable funding for lifesaving services for victims’ safety and wellbeing. I am calling for …

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Domestic Abuse Commissioner responds to Sentencing Bill and Criminal Justice Bill

News / April 30, 2025

Today, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have announced the first reading of two Bills in relation to the criminal justice system: The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, says: “The criminal justice system needs to improve its response to domestic abuse as a matter of urgency. Just four per cent of domestic abuse …

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