Family Minister Franziska Giffey presented in Berlin the statistics on partnership violence of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). 113,965 women were abused, stalked or threatened by their partner or former partner. "For many women, home is a dangerous place," said Giffey.

The politician made it clear that although men are among the victims, but these represented with 18 percent among the 138,893 cases, the minority. The number of offenses increased significantly compared to the previous year. According to Giffey, this is also explained by the inclusion of new types of offenses, including forced prostitution and pimping. In 2016, the statistics reported 109,000 women as victims of domestic violence.

Nearly 70 percent of the cases in the statistics with female victims were about personal injury. 147 times a woman was killed by her partner or ex-partner. One has to imagine, said Giffey, that statistically, in a "modern and progressive country," more than every third day a year, a woman becomes a victim of such an act.

As in the interview with SPIEGEL, the 40-year-old pointed out that there is partnership power in all social classes. Almost 68 percent of the perpetrators are according to statistics German nationals.

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According to the family minister, the figures of the BKA represent only a fraction of the actual offenses. Many affected persons would not report the deeds: It is assumed that 80 percent of the deeds took place in the dark field. The Minister considers it necessary to develop support services for those affected. The need for women's shelter is greater than supply.