Thousands of West Midlands children victims of domestic violence - with figures showing age group most impacted
Over 6,800 children across the West Midlands were victims of domestic violence between 2022 and 2024 - with figures showing the age group most impacted.
Data released in a Freedom of Information Request to West Midlands Police shows that 6,818 victims of domestic abuse between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 were under the age of 18.
Figures also showed that older children, aged between 13 and 17 years old, made up over 83% (5,678) of the child victims during that time period.
The younger age groups had significantly lower figures, with 440 victims aged 0 to 5 and 677 aged 6 to 16.
Ages of 23 victims, who are reportedly under 18, were not documented.
