2024-10-08 07:55:55
There were 70 registered crimes of domestic violence this year, compared to 32 last year. The increase is 119%. There have been no murders, kidnappings, surveillance and unlawful imprisonment committed in the context of domestic violence.
There is a significant increase in bodily injuries from 9 to 54, which is 500% more. The startling statistics were presented at a meeting on domestic violence and ways of adequate and timely protection in the regional administration. The working session was initiated by the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the District Prosecutor’s Office. It also became clear that there was a drop in registered crimes for failure to comply with a protection order from 17 in 2023 to 11 in 2024, which is 35% less.
The number of female perpetrators of domestic violence is increasing. Last year there were 4, and this year their number was 16. There were 15 injured men, and this year there are three less. There were 180 injured women last year, and 211 this year. There was a 37% drop in injured children. In 2023, they were 51, and by the end of September 2024, they were 32.
During the same period, police departments received 232 domestic violence protection orders, which is 12% more than the same period in 2023. Of these, 89 are for permanent and 143 for immediate protection.
Representatives of the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs – Veliko Tarnovo, the District Prosecutor’s Office – Veliko Tarnovo, the Regional Administration, the Bar Association – Veliko Tarnovo, the courts and municipalities in the Veliko Tarnovo region, the Regional Directorate of Social Assistance and the Regional Department of Education took part in the working meeting.