Statistics

1 in 3 women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime

A woman is killed every three days in the UK by a partner or ex-partner

A further four women take their lives each week as a result of the trauma of abuse

Each year Solace support more than 1,000 women and children in our refuges

Last year we supported nearly 30,000 women and girls as well as small but increasing number of men

85,000 women are raped in England and Wales every year

1 in 4 children and young people experience physical abuse.

1 in 10 of all recorded offences in London are domestic abuse related