Six domestic abuse incidents reported in the Highlands every day, new Police Scotland figures reveal
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NEW figures show that incidents of domestic violence have risen to just over six per day on average in the Highlands.
There were a total of 2387 incidents of domestic abuse across the region which were recorded by police in 2018-19, with an average of 6.54 such incidents each day.
And across Scotland the number of domestic abuse cases rose for the third year in a row to an all-time high of 60,641.
Around four in every five cases involved a female victim and male perpetrator and the vast majority were in a home setting.
Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain said the Scottish Government’s decision last year, to effectively abolished prison sentences of less than a year, could make the situation worse.
He said: “It will be very concerning to the people of the Highlands that domestic violence appears to be on the rise, with six incidents every day within the council area.”
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