Domestic violence on the rise in Germany

In the news of the German media it was indicated that 157,550 cases of domestic violence were registered in the country in 2022, which corresponds to 432 cases per day.

In the news, it was indicated that there were approximately 144 thousand cases of domestic violence in 2021, and the increase last year was approximately 9.5 percent compared to the previous year. It was stated that 80 percent of the victims of violence were women.

In a statement to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for a tough approach to domestic violence cases, saying: “Violent criminals should never fall off the radar again. They should be thrown out of the house after the first violent attack.” saying.

Faeser will make the report on domestic violence public on Tuesday in Berlin with Family Minister Lisa Paus and the head of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch. (AA)