Reports

Femicide census reports dating from 2009 – 2018

10 year femicide census

Released on 25th November 2020, our 10 year report is the most comprehensive study of the women killed by men in the UK, 2009-2018.

Key findings from the femicide census 2009-2018

On average, a woman is killed by a man every 3 days

62% of all women killed by men (888/1,425) were killed by a current or former partner.

At least 34% of women killed had children under 18 years of age.

A history of abuse was known in 59% of 1,042 femicides committed by current or former partners or other male relatives.

On average, a woman is killed by a current or former partner every 4 days

Of the 888 women killed by partners or former partners, at least 378 (43%) were known to have separated, or taken steps to separate, from the perpetrator.

Of the cases where women had separated, or made attempts to separate, 89% (338) were killed within the first year

38% (142) were killed within the first month of separation

5% were killed three or more years after separation

A history of abuse was known in 59% of 1,042 femicides committed by current or former partners or other male relatives, of those a third were known to have reported the abuse to the police.

70% of killings took place either in the shared home of the victim and perpetrator or the victim's home

Reports

10 year femicide census

Key findings from the femicide census 2009-2018

On average, a woman is killed by a man every 3 days

On average, a woman is killed by a current or former partner every 4 days

Of the 888 women killed by partners or former partners, at least 378 (43%) were known to have separated, or taken steps to separate, from the perpetrator.

29 of the men (2%) had killed before of these 69% (20) had killed women

Previous femicide reports

2018 report

2017 report

2016 report

2009 - 2015

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