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Comparability

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Welfare and Health, Social Statistics
Nadia Amalie Hjortø
+45 3917 3239

nia@dst.dk

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Women's shelters

The statistics have been produced since 2017. It can be compared with the yearly statistics from the The National Board of Social Services and Landsorganisation for Kvindekrisecentre (LOKK). These statistics calculate evictions from the centers and the number of inquiries at the centres. In addition, more qualitative information is collected, such as type of violence, duration of violence, the woman's mental health. Sweden has statistics on victims of violence.

Comparability - geographical

In Sweden, Statistics Sweden and the National Agency for Social Affairs and Health compile national surveys on men's violence against women and violence in intimate relationships.

Comparability over time

Data is compiled from 2017. Up until the end of 2020, women on outpatient services were also included in the statistics.

Coherence - cross domain

These statistics can be compared with the annual statistics from the The National Board of Social Services and the national organisation for women's crisis centres (LOKK). Within Statistics Denmark, related statistics such as the statistics on stays at shelters, as well as the statistics on inquiries to women's crisis centers.

Coherence - internal

The statistics are considered to be internally coherent.