Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and attitudes of adults in Northern Ireland in 2024
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The ‘Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and attitudes of adults in Northern Ireland in 2024’ report published by The Executive Office today presents statistics relating to people’s personal experiences of a gender-based violence, location of experiencing violence, and perceptions of safety online, at home, and in other public places.
Some of the key findings include:
- Psychological violence was the most prevalent form of gender-based violence with 15% of respondents experiencing it in the last 5 years.
- Significantly more female respondents experienced psychological and sexual violence than male respondents.
- Of respondents who had experienced psychological violence, nearly half of respondents reported experiencing psychological violence at home (49%) with 33% experiencing it in a public outdoor space and 32% at work.
- Significantly more female than male respondents thought it would be quite or very difficult to access help and support (males 28%; females 36%).
- Most respondents reported feeling safe online (85%) while nearly all of respondents reported feeling safe at home (99%).
- Significantly more male respondents (68%) felt safe after dark in a park or open space compared with female respondents (27%).
- Significantly more male than female respondents felt always safe both during the day and after dark.
The report is available on the Statistics and Research Branch website at: www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/publications/ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-experiences-and-attitudes-adults-northern-ireland-2024
Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and attitudes of adults in Northern Ireland - December 2025
Further information relating to the collection and production of the statistics can be obtained by contacting:
Irene Hanna
Statistics and Research Branch, The Executive Office
Room E4.15 | Castle Buildings | Stormont | Belfast | BT4 3SR
Email: teostatisticsresearch@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk
Telephone: 028 90528215