Today, 25th March 2025, findings from the Domestic Homicide Project show that for a second year in a row, suspected suicides following domestic abuse have overtaken the number of homicides involving current or previous partners. Responding to these findings and the wider report the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Dame Nicole Jacobs, said: “Every life lost to …
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 …
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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The Home Office has made changes to reviews conducted after fatal domestic abuse, so that they better recognise often hidden victims of domestic abuse who die by suicide, coercive and controlling behaviour, and economic abuse. This means that a review can be commissioned whenever there is a death that has, or appears to have, resulted …
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The vast majority of victims of domestic homicide were in touch with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death, according to research published today by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and Manchester Metropolitan University. The four thematic reports published today are drawn from a sample of 302 reviews following domestic abuse related …
