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| 'One in 20 Scots' are victims of stalking or harassment | |
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| One in 20 adults have experienced some sort of stalking or harassment in the past year, according to a new study. | One in 20 adults have experienced some sort of stalking or harassment in the past year, according to a new study. |
| The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey suggested the scale of the problem in 2010-11 was the same as the previous year but down 1% from 2008-09. | |
| It also showed younger people, aged 16-24, were more than twice as likely to experience stalking and harassment. | It also showed younger people, aged 16-24, were more than twice as likely to experience stalking and harassment. |
| The survey suggested the risk of stalking and harassment was 5% for men and 6% for women. | The survey suggested the risk of stalking and harassment was 5% for men and 6% for women. |
| It showed that in more than 60% of cases the victims knew the offender. | It showed that in more than 60% of cases the victims knew the offender. |
| Stalking and harassment includes receiving obscene or threatening correspondence, receiving obscene, threatening, nuisance or silent telephone calls, someone waiting outside the home or workplace and being followed around or watched. | Stalking and harassment includes receiving obscene or threatening correspondence, receiving obscene, threatening, nuisance or silent telephone calls, someone waiting outside the home or workplace and being followed around or watched. |
| The survey found that 5% of adults in Scotland had experienced at least one form of stalking and harassment in the last 12 months. | The survey found that 5% of adults in Scotland had experienced at least one form of stalking and harassment in the last 12 months. |
| It also looked at sexual victimisation and showed that 3% of adults, mostly women, had experienced serious sexual assault at least once since the age of 16. | It also looked at sexual victimisation and showed that 3% of adults, mostly women, had experienced serious sexual assault at least once since the age of 16. |
| The snapshot was published as part of a wider look at crime and justice. | The snapshot was published as part of a wider look at crime and justice. |
| A separate study showed 16% of adults who had at least one partner since the age of 16 had experienced abuse. Of those, a quarter went on to form subsequent abusive relationships. | A separate study showed 16% of adults who had at least one partner since the age of 16 had experienced abuse. Of those, a quarter went on to form subsequent abusive relationships. |
| Of those who had a partner or were in contact with an ex-partner in the past 12 months, 3% said they had suffered some form of domestic abuse over that time. | Of those who had a partner or were in contact with an ex-partner in the past 12 months, 3% said they had suffered some form of domestic abuse over that time. |
| More than a quarter of them, mostly men, did not tell anyone about what had happened. | More than a quarter of them, mostly men, did not tell anyone about what had happened. |
| Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "Domestic abuse is completely unacceptable, and the Scottish government continues to work with key partners to bring about an end to this intolerable crime. | Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "Domestic abuse is completely unacceptable, and the Scottish government continues to work with key partners to bring about an end to this intolerable crime. |
| "In particular, we have committed £55m to tackling violence against women, including domestic abuse during 2008-12, and we have also introduced a ground-breaking phone helpline for male victims of domestic abuse. | "In particular, we have committed £55m to tackling violence against women, including domestic abuse during 2008-12, and we have also introduced a ground-breaking phone helpline for male victims of domestic abuse. |
| "Last year we also introduced a new offence of engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour to give greater protection to victims of domestic abuse, and send out the message: if you carry out this offence you will be met with by the full force of law." | "Last year we also introduced a new offence of engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour to give greater protection to victims of domestic abuse, and send out the message: if you carry out this offence you will be met with by the full force of law." |