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Glasgow City Region

Domestic abuse trends in the Glasgow City Region

Domestic abuse GCR trend

The rates of domestic abuse incidents in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire are above the Scottish average and over double those in East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.

Notes

The definition of domestic abuse used by Police Scotland is: ‘Any form of physical, verbal, sexual, psychological or financial abuse which might amount to criminal conduct and which takes place within the context of a relationship. The relationship will be between partners (married, cohabiting, civil partnership or otherwise) or ex-partners. The abuse can be committed in the home or elsewhere including online’.

Further reading under ‘Domestic abuse’