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A rise in domestic violence against women is going unreported because official statistics ignore multiple attacks

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  • Researchers say women are bearing brunt of 'invisible' rise in violent crime
  • Claim official figures ignore multiple attacks on domestic violence victims
  • Findings contradict official message of decline in violent crime since 1990s
  • Survey also reveals that violent crime against men is continuing to decline
Period13/01/2016
  • Researchers say women are bearing brunt of 'invisible' rise in violent crime
  • Claim official figures ignore multiple attacks on domestic violence victims
  • Findings contradict official message of decline in violent crime since 1990s
  • Survey also reveals that violent crime against men is continuing to decline

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Title rise in domestic violence against women is going unreported because official statistics ignore multiple attacks Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3397123/A-rise-domestic-violence-against-women-going-unreported-official-statistics-ignore-multiple-attacks.html#ixzz3x8hAO2BQ Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Media name/outletonline news
Media typeWeb
Duration/Length/SizeMail online
Date13/01/16
Producer/AuthorSam Tonkin
PersonsSylvia Walby, Jude Towers, Brian Francis