Domestic violence: official and non-official data 

According to the official data of the police, as of November 15, 2016 Armenia registered 600 cases of domestic violence, of which 206 ocurred in Yerevan. During this time 3 women became victims of of domestic violence, 631 persons suffered. According to the data of NGOs not three but seven women were killed.  Numerical differences are probably due to differences in qualifications crime.

According to police, 389 cases related to the violence by the husband of a woman,  subjecting 12 cases –  the woman was the perpetrator. In 56 cases the parents abused the children and in  74 cases –  the child subjected  parent to violence.

It is noteworthy that only 42 of 600 cases of domestic violence criminal case has reached the court, 90 criminal cases have been denied, 468 materials – too.

According to police, last year only 50 of the 793 registered criminal cases was sent to court on charges of domestic violence cases. 108 criminal cases were dismissed, 635 materials were rejected. Last year, 817 people were injured as a result of domestic violence. 5 deaths were registered.

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