The number of interactions with gardaí regarding domestic abuse has increased by 9% this year, reports RTE.
To date in 2024, An Garda Síochána has received over 61,000 contacts pertaining to domestic violence.
The Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) made the figures public.
Additionally, it disclosed that since the release of the scoping study on historical abuse at religious schools, more than 700 people have contacted gardaí regarding physical and sexual abuse in day and boarding schools operated by religious orders, reports RTE.
According to the GNPSB, more people are being prosecuted under the new laws pertaining to domestic violence.
Since the new crime of non-fatal strangling was established in November 2023, 51 cases have been filed; 35 of these prosecutions have been connected to domestic violence, reports RTE.
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Additionally, eleven prosecutions have started under the new stalking offence. In 2023 and 2024, 41 people were prosecuted for coercive control.
“Anyone who has in the past or may be currently suffering domestic, sexual, or gender based violence should contact any garda station or in an emergency to call 999 or 112,” said Colm Noonan, Detective Chief Superintendent at the GNPSB, reports RTE.
Colm Noonan, the detective chief superintendent, stated that he was submitting the appeal before the Christmas holiday.
“I can assure victims they will be supported and heard,” he said, reports RTE.
The increase in gardaí interactions connected to domestic violence, according to Detective Superintendent Sinéad Greene, shows that it “is no longer seen as a private matter.”
“We all know how unacceptable it is and it just will not be tolerated,” she added, reports RTE.
Those who are victims of sexual, domestic, or gender-based violence are encouraged to get in touch with the gardaí, Detective Superintendent Greene said.
“Gardaí can put measures in place to protect and prevent and prosecute those who commit these crimes,” she said, reports RTE.
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