Glasgow City Region

Domestic abuse trends in the Glasgow City Region

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The rates of domestic abuse incidents in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire are above the Scottish average and over double those in East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.

Notes

[1] The definition of domestic abuse used by Police Scotland is: ‘Any form of physical, verbal, sexual, psychological or financial abuse which might amount to criminal conduct and which takes place within the context of a relationship. The relationship will be between partners (married, cohabiting, civil partnership or otherwise) or ex-partners. The abuse can be committed in the home or elsewhere including online’.