TENS of thousands of domestic abuse crimes were recorded in South Yorkshire last year, new figures show.
Home Office figures show 23,738 domestic abuse-related crimes were recorded by South Yorkshire Police in the year to March – down from 24,808 the year before.
Of these crimes, nine per cent resulted in a charge or summons.
Sarika Seshadi, head of research and evaluation at Women’s Aid, said: “It is notable that while police recording of domestic abuse-related crimes has decreased over the past year, this is likely due to changes in their recording practices.
“Consistency and accuracy in recording across police forces will also be critical in measuring progress of cases through the criminal justice system, and the wider government pledge to halve violence against women and girls.
“With over one in four women over 16 experiencing domestic abuse in their lifetime, and at least one woman being killed by her current or former male partner a week, it is clear that urgent action towards domestic abuse needs to be taken as part of this commitment.”
