Violence against women: For many women the home is a dangerous place

more Often than every third day is killed in Germany a woman by her Partner or Ex-Partner. This is the result of an evaluation of the Federal criminal police office (BKA) to the partnership violence, the Federal Minister for women's Affairs Franziska Giffey (SPD) presented in Berlin. Thousands of cases of rapes, assaults, Stalking, and sexual assault.

Giffey called the Numbers "shocking, because they show that For many women the home is a dangerous place - a place where fear reigns". In 2017, a total of 147 women were killed by so-called partnership violence. "This is for a modern country like Germany, an unimaginable order of magnitude."

140.000 cases of violence in the partnership were in 2017 be displayed

The Minister added that "all criminal offences that are prosecuted and the perpetrators held accountable". Just as important is to let the women help and support. Perabet "We have launched a programme of action against violence against women, and a round table of Federal, state and local government-furnished, to develop coordinated counter-measures."

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Nearly 140,000 cases of partner violence were displayed in 2017. Only one in five victims looking for help, said Giffey. In fact, hundreds of thousands were affected - more than 80 percent of women, but also several Thousand men.

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the evaluation of The BKA also shows that around two-thirds of the suspects, German citizens. A migration background is not captured. "Domestic violence goes through all the groups," said Giffey. In General, the risk is higher when alcohol, money worries and mental problems in the game. However, even in well-off families there were cases.

Giffey for an Expansion of support services in women's homes. Currently could be taken care of in the 350 women's shelters and 600 counselling centres per year 30,000 women. "That's not enough," said Giffey. In the year 2020, 35 million euros will flow into a programme of action against violence against women and the Länder and the local authorities in the Development of auxiliary structures.

sos / DPA / AFP Date Of Update: 20 November 2018, 20:00