...is in her own home. Melbourne was just the other day named the most liveable city in the world (whatever that means) by the Economist Intelligence Unit, but for a lot of women living here life isn't particularly pleasant. For some reason, while most other forms of criminal activity decreased, domestic violence has increased remarkably over the past few years:
Statistics released yesterday show crimes against the person, such as assault and rape committed by a relative of the victim, rose 25 per cent to 12,350, or about two per 1000 Victorians in 2010-11.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/big-jump-in-family-violence-reports-20110830-1jk76.html#ixzz1WWQnCv85
Stranger danger is overrated.
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Has domestic violence definitely increased, or just reporting of it?
From what I understand, both. But statistics can be misleading. There seems to be a problem, though.
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