Key points
- Over the past 5 years, more than 1 million reports of domestic violence have been recorded – 1,103,032 cases.
- The most cases were recorded in 2021 – 284,200, and the number has been decreasing every year since then.
- This year, 19,700 reports have been filed – a third fewer than during the same period last year.
- About 80% of reports are filed by women, while the share of reports from men remains stable at 14-16%.
- The share of reports from children has increased from 2% to 6% – this year they filed 1,239 reports.
- Dnipropetrovsk region has been leading for the fourth year in a row – 2,216 reports.
Over the past 5 years, more than 1 million reports of domestic violence have been recorded in the Unified State Register of Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence – exactly 1,103,032 cases. This is according to data from Opendatabot.
The most cases were recorded in 2021 – 284,200. Since then, the number has been decreasing every year: last year, 113,400 reports were filed, and this year there have been 19,700 – an average of 6,600 per month, or a third fewer than during the same period last year, and 3.5 times fewer than in 2021.
The vast majority of reports traditionally come from women – this year they filed 15,737 reports, or about 80% of all cases. The share of reports from men remains stable at 14-16%.
The share of reports from children has increased significantly: if in 2021 they accounted for 2% of reports, this year it is already 6%. Children filed 1,239 reports, with every fifth report coming from Vinnytsia region – 270 cases.
Dnipropetrovsk region has been leading for the fourth year in a row – 2,216 reports. Next are Odesa region with 1,284 and Vinnytsia region with 1,277 reports.
At the same time, the situation has changed in some regions: in Chernivtsi region, the number of recorded cases has decreased sixfold over the past 5 years, in Kyiv – fivefold, and in Lviv and Volyn regions – fourfold.
Data is entered into the register by the National Police, local authorities, child services, medical and social institutions, and courts.
Reports of domestic violence can be made through the 24/7 hotlines 0 800 500 335 and 116 123.
For children and young people, there is a separate hotline 116 111 or 0 800 500 225.
Read also:
UN blacklists Russian forces for first time over sexual violence in Ukraine
