Domestic Abuse: Greater London

(asked on 23rd October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions relating to domestic violence offences which were initially reported to police in London were recorded in each of the last five years.


Answered by
Robert Buckland Portrait
Robert Buckland
This question was answered on 30th October 2017

The CPS maintains a central record of the number of defendants flagged as domestic abuse that were prosecuted and convicted through its Case Management System.

The CPS defines domestic abuse as any threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between those who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality. Family members include mother, father, son, daughter, sister, and grandparents, whether directly related, in-laws or step family.

The table below shows the volume and proportion of domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions by CPS London in each of the last five financial years.

2012 - 13

2013 - 14

2014 - 15

2015 - 16

2016 - 17

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Volume

%

Volume

%

Volume

%

Volume

%

Volume

%

Convictions

5,424

61.7%

6,442

65.2%

7,871

66.3%

9,400

64.5%

9,377

65.6%

Unsuccessful

3,363

38.3%

3,433

34.8%

4,006

33.7%

5,179

35.5%

4,909

34.4%

Total

8,787

9,875

11,877

14,579

14,286

Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System

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