Violent crime against women on the rise in Northern Ireland
The Belfast Telegraph
Shocking rise in violence against our young women even though crime rate at a 15-year low
BY CLAIRE GRAHAM – 26 December 2013
One in 14 women aged from 16-24 says she has been the victim of a violent crime, according to a shocking new survey.
The figures were revealed in the Northern Ireland Crime Survey 2012/13 released by the Department of Justice.
This is in spite of the fact that overall crime levels are now at a 15-year low...
...The proportion of women of all age groups who were a victim of a violent crime rose on last year's figures, but the number of men targeted dropped....
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