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Dorset police launch domestic violence initiative as cases rise (4 November 2013)

Date: 04/11/2013
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Dorset police launch domestic violence initiative as cases rise

Police in Dorset have issued a warning to those who carry out domestic violence, after this year’s figures revealed a huge rise in the number of cases reported in the county.

In the first nine months of 2013, a total of 6,236 cases of domestic violence were reported in Dorset – the same number as reported in the whole of 2010.

Dorset police have now issued the warning “We will seek you out” to offenders and are asking victims of domestic violence to report any incidences to the police.

Figures for domestic violence in Dorset have risen recently, with 7,261 cases in 2011 and 8,173 in 2012.

Head of Public Protection at Dorset Police, Detective Superintendent Andy Clowser, said:

“It is really important that victims know there is a wide range of support available to them – not just through the police but through organisations that include the local authorities and a number of charities.

“I would strongly encourage anyone suffering domestic abuse to come forward and report it, so that action can be taken to keep them safe.”

He added that the perpetrators of domestic violence would be made accountable for their actions.

Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer has previously said that on average a female victim of domestic violence would be assaulted 30 times before seeking help.

As many as one in four women in the UK suffer domestic abuse and many are too scared to report it to the police or seek advice from domestic violence solicitors.

The Crown Prosecution Service introduced its Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy in 2008 to help victims report incidents of domestic violence.

Since then prosecutions and convictions for domestic violence have risen by 15,000 over the four years since the strategy was launched.

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