Challenge 7: Eliminate violence, and harassment in the community Priorities has been no significant change in the rate of violent crime in Wales, with 3% of Eliminate the incidence adults reporting that they had been a victim of violence, abuse and of a violent crime in 2012/13. Adults under harassment particularly 35 were more likely than older people to be against women, disabled victims of violent crime, as were men people, ethnic minority people, Muslim people and compared with women. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The self-reported incidence of violent crime experienced by children aged 10- 15 fell between 2009/10 and 2012/13 in has been no overall reduction in Wales and England from 8.5% to 6.1%. the violence, abuse and harassment However, the gaps between disabled experienced by some people but and non-disabled children, boys and there has been an increase in girls, ethnic minority and White children, reporting of incidents to the police and children with a religion compared and in conviction rates. with those without, persisted. Child neglect and abuse Homicide and violent crime In Wales the number of children on Although homicides have decreased the child protection register has overall in Wales and England, those at increased from 2,510 in 2008/09 to greatest risk of homicide remain infants 3,135 in 2013/14 (CSSIW, 2014a). aged under 1. In 2013/14 the homicide The main rate for infants under 1 was 23.9 per reasons for a child being on the register million compared with 10.4 per million for were neglect (39% of registrations) and adults aged 16 and over. emotional abuse (38% of registrations).
Challenge 7: Eliminate violence, and harassment in the community Priorities Eliminate the incidence of violence, abuse and harassment particularly against women, disabled people, ethnic minority people, Muslim people and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. has been no overall reduction in the violence, abuse and harassment experienced by some people but there has been an increase in reporting of incidents to the police and in conviction rates. Homicide and violent crime Although homicides have decreased overall in Wales and England, those at greatest risk of homicide remain infants aged under 1. In 2013/14 the homicide rate for infants under 1 was 23.9 per million compared with 10.4 per million for adults aged 16 and over. has been no significant change in the rate of violent crime in Wales, with 3% of adults reporting that they had been a victim of a violent crime in 2012/13. Adults under 35 were more likely than older people to be victims of violent crime, as were men compared with women. The self-reported incidence of violent crime experienced by children aged 10- 15 fell between 2009/10 and 2012/13 in Wales and England from 8.5% to 6.1%. However, the gaps between disabled and non-disabled children, boys and girls, ethnic minority and White children, and children with a religion compared with those without, persisted. Child neglect and abuse In Wales the number of children on the child protection register has increased from 2,510 in 2008/09 to 3,135 in 2013/14 (CSSIW, 2014a). The main reasons for a child being on the register were neglect (39% of registrations) and emotional abuse (38% of registrations).
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