Male victims of domestic and partner abuse

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Key facts from the ManKind Initiative

12.2% of men state they have been a victim of domestic abuse since they were 16. For every three victims of domestic abuse, two will be female and one will be male.
4% of men and 8.2% of women were estimated to have experienced domestic abuse in 2014/15, equivalent to an estimated 600,000 male victims and 1.3 million female victims.
Partner abuse (non-sexual) was the most commonly experienced type of intimate violence among both men (2.4%) and women (5.8%) in 2014/15 closely followed by stalking (2.4% and 4.9% respectively).
Male victims (29%) are over twice as likely than women (12%) to not tell anyone about the partner abuse they are suffering from. Only 10% of male victims will tell the police (26% women), only 23% will tell a person in an official position (43% women) and only 11% (23% women) will tell a health professional.

Source: Male victims of domestic violence and partner abuse, 30 key facts,
March 2016. ManKind Initiative. For f...