"Figure 3: Domestic abuse prevalence has not changed significantly compared with the year before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic","" "Prevalence of domestic abuse in the last year among adults aged 16 to 59 years, England and Wales, year ending March 2005 to year ending March 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Data for the year ending March 2022 are not badged as National Statistics. They are based on six months of data collection from the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales between October 2021 and March 2022. Caution should be taken when using these data due to the impact of the reduced data collection period and lower response rates on the quality of the estimates. 2. No data are available for the year ending March 2021 because the Crime Survey for England and Wales was suspended due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 3. No data are available for the year ending March 2008 because comparable questions on any domestic abuse, any partner abuse and any family abuse were not included in that year. 4. Partner abuse refers to abuse carried out by a partner or ex-partner." "Unit","Percentage of adults aged 16 to 59 years and over who were victims once or more" "","" "","Any domestic abuse - adults aged 16 to 59 years","Any partner abuse - adults aged 16 to 59 years","Any family abuse - adults aged 16 to 59 years" "Mar 05","8.9","6.9","3.4" "Mar 06","9.0","7.1","3.4" "Mar 07","8.8","6.9","3.5" "Mar 08","[x]","[x]","[x]" "Mar 09","6.5","4.9","2.7" "Mar 10","6.6","5.2","2.5" "Mar 11","6.9","5.5","2.6" "Mar 12","7.0","5.2","2.7" "Mar 13","6.6","4.9","2.5" "Mar 14","6.5","4.9","2.2" "Mar 15","6.1","4.6","2.1" "Mar 16","6.1","4.6","2.1" "Mar 17","5.9","4.5","1.8" "Mar 18","6.1","4.5","2.2" "Mar 19","6.3","4.8","2.2" "Mar 20","6.1","4.5","2.1" "Mar 21","[x]","[x]","[x]" "Mar 22","5.7","3.9","2.4"