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theHandpuppet

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Thu Dec 26, 2013, 12:55 PM Dec 2013

Violent crime against women on the rise in Northern Ireland

The Belfast Telegraph
Shocking rise in violence against our young women even though crime rate at a 15-year low
BY CLAIRE GRAHAM – 26 December 2013

One in 14 women aged from 16-24 says she has been the victim of a violent crime, according to a shocking new survey.

The figures were revealed in the Northern Ireland Crime Survey 2012/13 released by the Department of Justice.

This is in spite of the fact that overall crime levels are now at a 15-year low...

...The proportion of women of all age groups who were a victim of a violent crime rose on last year's figures, but the number of men targeted dropped....

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/shocking-rise-in-violence-against-our-young-women-even-though-crime-rate-at-a-15year-low-29867097.html

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