In 2022, 34 crimes were committed in Spain. woman’s murder outside the scope of the partner or former partner, all committed by men the victims knew. Killers in more than half of the cases relatives of the murdered women.
The Government Delegation Against Gender-Based Violence made public this Thursday the annual statistics for femicides, which fall outside the scope of the couple: the Ministry of Equality is reporting this data for the first time in a full year.
Sexual, social and sexual femicide
More than half of the femicides, 21, were family members: 13 mothers killed by their children3 grandmothers to their grandchildren, daughters to their fathers, aunts to their nephews, mother-in-laws to their son-in-law, another woman for their brother-in-law, and another sacrifice to their husband’s uncle.
Four out of ten femicides committed outside of spouses were children who ended their mothers’ lives. In 42.9% of these family crimes, the victim lived with the aggressor.
after relatives the second largest category of femicide was social: 9 women were killed by their neighbor (5), roommate (2) or other acquaintance (2).
Finally registered Four sexual femicides in 2022: two victims were 14 years old and the other two were minors and vulnerable women in the context of prostitution.
While domestic murders constituted 61.8% of all cases, this was followed by social murders with 26.5% and sexual murders with 11.8%.
By age, most of the attackers are between the ages of 31-40 (26.8%) and 51-60 years (20.6%). As for the victims, 44% were over the age of 60.
after the murders 17.6% of attackers committed suicide.
understatement
Victoria Rosell, Government Delegate Against Gender Based Violence, said: underreporting of this violence. Only 3 of the 34 cases had previous complaints, representing 8.9% of the total.
Equality has published for the first time the number of non-couple femicide, which corresponds to a full year of 2022. In this way, it collects data on femicides “by men because of machismo or misogyny”. Femicides committed by couples or ex-spouses counted since 2003 1,194 deaths, and that they will continue to produce an independent statistic.
The new statistics count four categories of femicide: family, sexual, social (perpetrated by a man who has no emotional or family relationship with the victim: friends, neighbors, co-workers, bosses, strangers…) and indirect (this is for hurting another woman). about a detained woman).
ask for help
HE 016 deals with victims of all forms of violence against women. It is a free and confidential phone that provides service in 53 languages ​​and does not leave a mark on the bill. Information is also provided via e-mail. 016-online@igualdad.gob.es and counseling and psychosocial care via WhatsApp number 600 000 016. In addition, minors can contact the ANAR phone number. 900202010.
Victims of abuse who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or deaf can call 016. 900 116 016, SVisual, ALBA, Telesor, ATENPRO and PorMÃ app. All resources against gender violence.
Source: Informacion
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