Domestic violence arrests
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/4094
Version Date: 06/01/2026
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
I would like to know how many people you have arrested for domestic violence and how many ended in a conviction
Clarification: From 2020 to 2025 and how many resulted in a charge.
The table below shows the total number of arrests linked to occurrences with the Main Crime Group of Violence Against the Person where the DA flag has been applied
Please note that some individuals have been arrested more than once during the six-year period. The total number of individuals arrested is 9,534.
|
Year |
Count of arrests |
|
2020 |
2,990 |
|
2021 |
2,518 |
|
2022 |
2,497 |
|
2023 |
2,684 |
|
2024 |
2,808 |
|
2025 |
2,463 |
|
Total |
15,960 |
The table below shows the total number of charges linked to occurrences with the Main Crime Group of Violence Against the Person where the DA flag has been applied
Please note that some individuals have been charged more than once during the six-year period. The total number of individuals charged is 3,246.
|
Year |
Count of Charges |
|
2020 |
819 |
|
2021 |
678 |
|
2022 |
779 |
|
2023 |
924 |
|
2024 |
1,060 |
|
2025 |
692 |
|
Total |
4,952 |